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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates, worth 46 billion dollars, topped a list of the 400 richest people in the United States, published by Forbes magazine.
It was the 10th year in a row in which Gates, the 47-year-old chairman of Microsoft, topped the rankings of the richest people in the United States, compiled by the business magazine. His fortune increased by three billion dollars over the past year, according to Forbes.
Warren Buffett , 73, chairman of the Berkshire Hathaway investment group, was second on the list with a fortune of 36 billion dollars. Ranked third was Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen , 50, with a total net worth of 22 billion dollars.
The next five slots were held by members of the Walton family, owners of Wal-Mart, the world's largest retail store chain, with a net worth of 20.5 billion dollars each.
In ninth position was Oracle Corp. chairman Lawrence Ellison, 59, with a fortune of 18 billion dollars. Rounding out the top 10 was Dell Inc. chief Michael Dell, 38, with a net worth of 13 billion dollars.
Forbes said that after declining for the past two years, the aggregate net worth of the wealthiest 400 US citizens rose 10 percent in the past year to 955 billion dollars.
Jeff Bezos, 39, of Amazon.com was among the US millionaires who posted the biggest gains in net worth over the past year, Forbes said. His net worth rose more than three billion dollars to 5.1 billion dollars. Bezos ranked 32nd on the Forbes 400 list.
Other notable members of the Forbes 400 include News Corp.'s Rupert Murdoch, 72, 27th on the list, with a net worth of 7.2 billion dollars and New York mayor and Bloomberg LP founder Michael Bloomberg, 61, 36th on the list with a net worth of 4.9 billion dollars.
Filmmaker Steven Spielberg, 56, and New York real estate mogul Donald Trump, 57, were tied for 71st spot on the list with fortunes estimated at 2.5 billion dollars each.
Tied for 78th place with fortunes worth 2.3 billion dollars each were Apple Computer's Steve Jobs (news - web sites), 48, fashion designer Ralph Lauren, 64, and CNN founder Ted Turner, 64.
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