The USA has 800 billionaires. 1 out of 415,000. China has 1,450 billionaires, 1 out of 1,000,000 people. Billionaires make up 1% of the richest 1%. Who are they?

I wrote a list with the 50 most well-known and influential billionaires in the United States, along with a short summary of who they are. It's fun to imagine what it's like to be a billionaire, but it's more interesting to understand how they got there. As you'll see, most were either born to a rich family and simply got richer or got lucky that their company became a global phenomenon. As long as billionaires continue to accumulate wealth and power, it's essential to understand who they are and how they operate. Apologies for the long post, as you can imagine there are 50 rich guys who are hard to fit in a few paragraphs. **1. Elon Musk - Net worth: 300 billion USD** Founder of Moderna, SpaceX, CEO of Tesla and Twitter, creator of StarLink, Investor in The Boring Company and Neuralink. **2. Jeff Bezos - Net worth: 200 billion USD** Creator of Amazon and owner of The Washington Post. **3. Bill Gates - Net worth: 150 billion USD** Co-creator of Microsoft and creator of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. **4. Mark Zuckerberg - Net worth: 130 billion USD** Co-founder of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. CEO of Meta. **5. Warren Buffett - Net worth: 130 billion USD** Creator of Berkshire Hathaway and owner of GEICO Insurance, Duracell Batteries, Dairy Queen Restaurants, and more. **6. Larry Ellison - Net worth: 120 billion USD** Co-creator and CEO of Oracle. **7. Michael Bloomberg - Net worth: 120 billion USD** Founder of Bloomberg LP, former mayor of New York (2002-2013). **8. Sergey Brin - Net worth: 110 billion USD** Co-creator of Google and YouTube. **9. Larry Page - Net worth: 110 billion USD** Co-creator of Google and YouTube. **10. Steve Ballmer - Net worth: 110 billion USD** Former CEO of Microsoft (2000-2014), owner of The Los Angeles Clippers. **11. Brian Chesky - Net worth: 90 billion USD** Co-founder and CEO of Airbnb. **12. Reid Hoffman - Net worth: 90 billion USD** Co-founder of LinkedIn and co-creator of Amazon-Bay. **13. Brian Armstrong - Net worth: 90 billion USD** Co-founder and CEO of Coinbase. **14. Jay-Z - Net worth: 80 billion USD** Shawn Corey Carter is a rapper and entrepreneur with investments in Uber, Instagram and the NFL. **15. Jim Walton - Net worth: 70 billion USD** Son of Sam Walton, the creator of Walmart. Board member of Walmart. **16. Sam Walton Jr - Net worth: 70 billion USD** Son of Sam Walton, the creator of Walmart. Board member of Walmart. **17. Alice Walton - Net worth: 70 billion USD** Daughter of Sam Walton, the creator of Walmart. Board member of Walmart. **18. Ann Walton Trott - Net worth: 60 billion USD** Daughter of Sam Walton, the creator of Walmart. Investor in Walmart. **19. Lukas Walton - Net worth: 60 billion USD** Son of Rob Walton, the son of Sam Walton, the creator of Walmart. Investor in Walmart. **20. Rob Walton - Net worth: 60 billion USD** Son of Sam Walton, the creator of Walmart. **21. S. Robson Walton - Net worth: 60 billion USD** Son of Sam Walton, the creator of Walmart. Chairman of Walmart. **22. MacKenzie Scott - Net worth: 55 billion USD** Former wife of Jeff Bezos. Investor in Amazon. **23. David Koch - Net worth: 50 billion USD** Co-owner of Koch Industries, until his death in 2019. **24. Charles Koch - Net worth: 50 billion USD** Co-owner and chairman of Koch Industries. **25. Julia Koch - Net worth: 45 billion USD** Wife of David Koch. Investor in Koch Industries. **26. Tom Stern - Net worth: 45 billion USD** Son of Charles Koch. Investor in Koch Industries. **27. Chase Koch - Net worth: 45 billion USD** Son of Charles Koch. Investor and president of Koch Industries. **28. Elizabeth Koch - Net worth: 45 billion USD** Daughter of Charles Koch. Investor in Koch Industries. **29. Sam Zell - Net worth: 40 billion USD** Creator of Equity Group Investments, founder of Equity International and Equity LifeStyle Properties, former chairman of Tribune Media. **30. Dustin Moskowitz - Net worth: 40 billion USD** Co-founder of Facebook, co-founder and CEO of Asana. **31. Eduardo Saverin - Net worth: 40 billion USD** Co-founder of Facebook. **32. Andrew Bosworth - Net worth: 30 billion USD** Co-creator of Facebook, co-creator of Blender, former Head of Misinformation at Meta. **33. Aaron Sorkin - Net worth: 30 billion USD** Writer of The Social Network, creator of The West Wing, creator of The Newsroom, creator of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. **34. Joseph Safra - Net worth: 30 billion USD** Chairman of Safra Group (a private bank). **35. Nicholas Pritzker - Net worth: 30 billion USD** Chairman of Hyatt Hotels Corporation. **36. Penny Pritzker - Net worth: 30 billion USD** Former US Secretary of Commerce (2013-2017), chairman of PSP Capital and Artemis Real Estate Partners. **37. Thomas Pritzker - Net worth: 30 billion USD** Chairman of Hyatt Hotels Corporation. **38. Daniel Pritzker - Net worth: 30 billion USD** Son of Jay Pritzker, creator of Hyatt Hotels Corporation. Investor in Hyatt Hotels Corporation. **39. Jean Pritzker - Net worth: 30 billion USD** Daughter of Jay Pritzker, creator of Hyatt Hotels Corporation. Investor in Hyatt Hotels Corporation. **40. James Pritzker - Net worth: 30 billion USD** Son of Jay Pritzker, creator of Hyatt Hotels Corporation. Investor in Hyatt Hotels Corporation. **41. Anthony Pritzker - Net worth: 30 billion USD** Son of Jay Pritzker, creator of Hyatt Hotels Corporation. Investor in Hyatt Hotels Corporation. **42. John Pritzker - Net worth: 30 billion USD** Son of Jay Pritzker, creator of Hyatt Hotels Corporation. Investor in Hyatt Hotels Corporation. **43. Bill Ackman - Net worth: 30 billion USD** Creator of Pershing Square Capital Management. Investor in Chipotle Mexican Grill, Wendy’s and Domino’s Pizza. **44. Nelson Peltz - Net worth: 30 billion USD** Creator of Trian Partners, investor in Wendy’s, Sysco, Ingersoll-Rand and GE Appliances. **45. Carl Icahn - Net worth: 20 billion USD** Creator of Icahn Enterprises, former investor in Netflix, Apple, eBay, Herbalife, Blockbuster and TWA. **46. Mark Pincus - Net worth: 15 billion USD** Co-creator and chairman of Zynga and creator of Freeroll and Tribe.net. **47. Reid Hoffman - Net worth: 15 billion USD** Co-creator of LinkedIn and co-creator of Amazon-Bay. **48. Chris Sacca - Net worth: 15 billion USD** Creator of Lowercase Capital, early investor in Twitter, Uber, Instagram, Facebook and Kickstarter. **49. Drew Houston - Net worth: 15 billion USD** Co-creator and president of Dropbox. **50. Drew Houston - Net worth: 15 billion USD** Co-creator and president of Dropbox.

The USA has 800 billionaires. 1 out of 415,000. China has 1,450 billionaires, 1 out of 1,000,000 people. Billionaires make up 1% of the richest 1%. Who are they?

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