Bill Gates: Richest American For 20th Straight Year
 

Bill Gates, for the twentieth year in a row, is the richest person in America. Warren Buffet, Mark Ellison were number two and three on the list while Jeff Bezos, Larry Page and Sergey Brin are sitting at twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth. And so it goes: the Microsoft co-founder continues to be the wealthiest American for the 20th year in a row, according to the list, thanks to his total net worth of $72 billion, up $6 billion from 2012. In second place comes Warren Buffett with $58.5 billion, up $12.5 billion from 2012. Oracle chief executive Mark Ellison is worth a massive $41 billion, remaining flat year over year, and pegs in at third place.

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