This 25th year of tracking global wealth was one to remember. The 2011 Forbes Billionaires List breaks two records: total number of listees (1,210) and combined wealth ($4.5 trillion). This horde surpasses the gross domestic product of Germany, one of only six nations to have fewer billionaires this year.
BRICs led the way: Brazil, Russia, India and China produced 108 of the 214 new names. These four nations are home to one in four members, up from one in 10 five years ago. Before this year only the U.S. had ever produced more than 100 billionaires. China now has 115 and Russia 101.Here’s the list of Top-10 Richest Men In United States:
No. 1 Bill Gates
Net Worth Last Calculated: March 2011
Source: Microsoft, self-made
Age: 55 , Residence: Medina, WA
No. 2 Warren Buffett
Net Worth Last Calculated: March 2011
Source: Berkshire Hathaway, self-made
Age: 80 , Residence: Omaha, NE
No. 3 Larry Ellison
Net Worth Last Calculated: March 2011
Source: Oracle, self-made
Age: 66 ,Residence: Woodside, CA
No. 4 Sheldon Adelson
Net Worth Last Calculated: March 2011
Source: Casinos, self-made
Age: 77 , Residence: Las Vegas, NV
No. 5 Charles Koch (tie)
Net Worth Last Calculated: March 2011
Source: Diversified, inherited and growing
Age: 75, Residence: Wichita, KS
No. 6 David Koch (tie)
Net Worth Last Calculated: March 2011
Source: Diversified, inherited and growing
Age: 70 , Residence:New York, NY
No. 7 Jim Walton
Net Worth Last Calculated: March 2011
Source: Walmart, inherited
Age: 63 , Residence: Bentonville, AR
8. S. Robson Walton
Net Worth Last Calculated: March 2011
Source: Walmart, inherited
Age: 67 , Residence: Bentonville, AR
9.Larry Page (tie)
Net Worth Last Calculated: March 2011
Google, self-made
Age: 37 , Residence: Palo Alto, CA
10.Sergey Brin(tie)
Net Worth Last Calculated: March 2011
Google, self-made
Age: 37 , Residence: San Francisco, CA