New York, Sept. 18: Microsoft owner Bill Gates, with a net worth of 57 billion dollars, remains the richest man in America despite losing his crown to Warren Buffett for a few months this spring.
According to Forbes latest list of 400 of the richest Americans, Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffet, whose shares have fallen 15 percent since February, follows Gates.
Newcomers to the list include fertilizer tycoon Alexander Rovt, car dealer and art collector Norman Braman and Patrón tequila founder John Paul DeJoria.
Mark Zuckerberg, the 24-year-old founder of social networking site Facebook, debuts on The Forbes 400 with an estimated net worth of 1.5 billion dollars.