US | Bill Gates Bill Gates Richest American Again His $59B tops Warren Buffett's $39B By John Johnson Posted Sep 21, 2011 2:47 PM CDT Copied Bill Gates: No. 1 again. (Getty Images) Forbes is out with its annual ranking of the richest Americans, with some familiar names up top. Highlights from the magazine and MSNBC: Bill Gates, $59 billion Warren Buffett, $39 billion Larry Ellison (Oracle), $33 billion (tie) Charles Koch, $25 billion (tie) David Koch, $25 billion The top 10 is rounded out by three members of Sam Walton's Walmart clan, along with George Soros at No. 7 ($22 billion) and casino mogul Sheldon Anderson at No. 8 ($21.5 billion) Mark Zuckerberg is No. 14 ($17.5 billion); that puts him ahead of Google's Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who are tied at No. 15 ($16.7 billion each). Other notables near the top include Michael Bloomberg at No. 12 ($19.5 billion) and Amazon's Jeff Bezos at No. 13 ($19.1 billion). The cumulative wealth of the 400 richest Americans rose 13% to $1.53 trillion. Read These Next A big shake-up at the top of Ben and Jerry's hierarchy. Man initially detained in Charlie Kirk case has been charged. The woman whose review of her local Olive Garden went viral has died. Trump to reporter: 'Maybe they'll have to go after you.' Report an error