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| Billionaires rule US richest list | Billionaires rule US richest list |
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| For the first time, the richest 400 tycoons in the US all have a personal wealth of at least $1bn (£526m), Forbes magazine has reported. | For the first time, the richest 400 tycoons in the US all have a personal wealth of at least $1bn (£526m), Forbes magazine has reported. |
| Microsoft boss Bill Gates kept top spot for a 13th consecutive year with investment guru-turned-philanthropist Warren Buffett in second place. | Microsoft boss Bill Gates kept top spot for a 13th consecutive year with investment guru-turned-philanthropist Warren Buffett in second place. |
| Casino and hotel owner Sheldon Adelson has leapt from 15th to third ranking. | Casino and hotel owner Sheldon Adelson has leapt from 15th to third ranking. |
| The rich list as a whole is worth $1.25 trillion, compared with $1.13 trillion a year ago, Forbes said. | The rich list as a whole is worth $1.25 trillion, compared with $1.13 trillion a year ago, Forbes said. |
| Four of the top 10 came from the Wal-Mart owning Walton family. | |
| THE TOP FIVE Bill Gates - $53bnWarren Buffett - $46bnSheldon Adelson - $20.5bnLarry Ellison - $19.6bnPaul Allen - $16bn Source: Forbes | THE TOP FIVE Bill Gates - $53bnWarren Buffett - $46bnSheldon Adelson - $20.5bnLarry Ellison - $19.6bnPaul Allen - $16bn Source: Forbes |
| '$1m an hour' | '$1m an hour' |
| Mr Adelson's surge in fortune comes largely from a decision to open a casino in Macau, an island off south-eastern China renowned for its gambling. | Mr Adelson's surge in fortune comes largely from a decision to open a casino in Macau, an island off south-eastern China renowned for its gambling. |
| Forbes estimates that Mr Adelson has been earning about $1m an hour for the past two years. | Forbes estimates that Mr Adelson has been earning about $1m an hour for the past two years. |
| Two of the other biggest earners were the founders of search engine Google. | Two of the other biggest earners were the founders of search engine Google. |
| Apple Computers chief executive Steve Jobs was 49th on the list, with $4.9bn. | Apple Computers chief executive Steve Jobs was 49th on the list, with $4.9bn. |
| California is home to 90 of the 400 on the list, while another 44 live in New York. | California is home to 90 of the 400 on the list, while another 44 live in New York. |