Forbes 400
The Forbes 400 or 400 Richest Americans (first published in 1982) is a list published by Forbes magazine of the wealthiest 400 Americans, ranked by net worth. The list is published annually in September, and 2011 marked the 30th issue. The 400 was started by Malcolm Forbes in 1982. Peter W. Bernstein and Annalyn Swan describe the Forbes 400 as capturing "a period of extraordinary individual and entrepreneurial energy, a time unlike the extended postwar years, from 1945 to 1982, when American society emphasized the power of corporations." Bernstein and Swan also describe it as representing "a powerful argument – and sometimes a dream – about the social value of wealth in contemporary America."
Inherited wealth may help explain why many Americans who have become rich may have had a "substantial head start". In September 2012, according to the Institute for Policy Studies, "over 60 percent" of the Forbes richest 400 Americans "grew up in substantial privilege".
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The Forbes 400 reports who dominates the wealth in US. They annually create a list of the richest people in America to exhibit the shape of the economy. The magazine displays the story of someone's rise to fame, their company, age, industrial residence, and education. The list portrays the financial shift of trends, leadership positions, and growing philanthropy intentions.
List of members of the Forbes 400
Since the Forbes 400 has been published annually since 1982, List of members of the Forbes 400 can refer to the list published in any of those years. The combined net worth of the 2013 class of the 400 richest Americans is $2 trillion, up from $1.7 trillion in 2012. The average net worth of a 2015 Forbes 400 member was $3.86 billion, down $60 million from 2014. As of March 2015, the US has 536 billionaires.
Forbes 400
The following is the top 25 wealthiest Americans from the world's billionaires in 2014.
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