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Richest Americans, 2007

(in millions of U.S. dollars)

The following table lists the top ten richest Americans in 2007, according to Forbes 400. The table includes net worth in U.S. dollars, rank, name, and company.

Rank Name Net Worth Company
1. Bill Gates $59 billion Microsoft
2. Warren Buffett $52 billion Berkshire Hathaway
3. Sheldon Adelson $28 billion casinos, hotels
4. Larry Ellison $26 billion Oracle
5. Sergey Brin $18.5 billion Google
Larry Page $18.5 billion Google
6. Kirk Kerkorian $18 billion investments, casinos
7. Michael Dell $17.2 billion Dell
8. Charles Koch $17 billion oil, commodities
David Koch $17 billion oil, commodities
Source: Forbes.com, 2007

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