Forbes Releases its Annual Forbes 400 List of Richest Americans

Forbes has officially announced its annual list of the 400 richest Americans. The year's list saw an overall increase in wealth by 40% from $3.2 trillion to $4.5 trillion USD and a raised cutoff net worth from $2.1 billion to $2.9 billion USD. Below is a brief rundown of the facts and figures.For the fourth consecutive year, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos tops the list with a value of $201 billion USD. Following him closely at second is Elon Musk who tripled in net worth since last year to $190.5 bil...