Recently, Forbes announced this year’s list of the 400 richest people in America with a total net worth of $1.8 trillion - a number larger than Canada’s GDP. Among these are 8 billionaires with a fortune of $100 billion or more. The condition to enter the top 20 richest people in the US this year is to own a fortune of $ 36 billion or more, the highest ever.

Forbes calculates the net worth for this year’s "Forbes 400" list using stock prices and exchange rates as of September 3, 2021.

According to the list, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos continues to top with $201 billion. His fortune has increased by $22 billion in the past year. This is also the fourth year in a row Jeff Bezos topped this list.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is second with holdings of about $ 190.5 billion. Elon Musk’s electric car maker Tesla posted a profit for eight straight quarters and posted its highest-ever net income in July. As a result, Elon Musk’s fortune increased by $120 billion in a year. .

3rd place belongs to Mark Zuckerberg with 134.5 billion USD. In June, Facebook hit a market cap of $1 trillion for the first time. Mark Zuckerberg’s fortune has grown by $49.5 billion in a year.

Billionaire Bill Gates fell out of the top 2 for the first time. (Image: Getty)

This year, Bill Gates fell out of the top 2 on the list of the 400 richest people in America for the first time in three decades. After his divorce from Melinda French Gates in May, he transferred $5.7 billion in shares in companies to his ex-wife. In September, he spent $2.2 billion to increase his stake in Four Seasons Hotels from 48% to 71%. Currently, Bill Gates owns $ 134 billion and ranks 4th.

5th place belongs to Larry Page with 123 billion USD. In the past year, Larry Page’s fortune increased by $55.5 billion.