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Th e World’ s billiona ir e s

united states steve Wynn

newsmaker: the casino kingpin resigned as chairman
and Ceo of Wynn resorts in february after allegations
Gdp: $19.4 TRIL TOP SECTORS of sexual misconduct broke in the news. Just a day after
populatioN: 325 MIL WEALTH 147 the initial report, he stepped down as the republican Na-
ORIGIN
BillioNaires: 585 FINANCE & INVESTMENTS tional Committee finance chair. Wynn, who claimed the

(+20 VS. 2017) 17% 79 san Juan accusations were part of a smear campaign led by his
total Net Worth: $3.1 TRIL TECHNOLOGY IsLanDs ex-wife elaine Wynn, denied wrongdoing.
(+$340 BIL VS. 2017) 68% 16% 60
FOOD & BEVERAGE
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INHERITED & GROWING FASHION & RETAIL
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SELF-MADE 44 SeattLe SeahaWKS
REAL ESTATE PAUL ALLEN
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Jeff Bezos  mIssouLa
$112 BIL #1 amazoN
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Bill Gates 
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$90 BIL #2 miCrosoft, PAUL ALLEN
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Warren Buffett 

$84 BIL #3 IDaho FaLLs
Berkshire hathaWay
SUN VALLEY
Mark Zuckerberg 
$71 BIL #5 faCeBook
Charles Koch  JacKson
$60 BIL #8 koCh iNdustries 6
David Koch  ReDDIng utah JaZZ
$60 BIL #8 koCh iNdustries GAIL MILLER
DEER VALLEY FoRt coLLIns
Larry Ellison  Reno PARK CITY
$58.5 BIL #10 softWare sonoma tRucKee saLt LaKe cIty
Michael Bloomberg 
$50 BIL #11 BloomBerG lp stocKton
San FranciSco giantS BouLDeR
Larry Page  CHARLES JOHNSON aspen
$48.8 BIL #12 GooGle
SNOWMASS/ASPEN/BEAVER
Sergey Brin  santa cRuZ CREEK,COLORADO
$47.5 BIL #13 GooGle san FRancIsco/
Jim Walton  san Jose PEBBLE BEACH DenVeR
$46.4 BIL #14 Walmart 74 santa BaRBaRa 7
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S. Robson Walton 
$46.2 BIL #15 Walmart Las Vegas
VentuRa 8 coLoraDo aVaLanche
Alice Walton  STAN KROENKE
$46 BIL #16 Walmart westLaKe VILLage san BeRnaRDIno
Sheldon Adelson  LoS angeLeS DoDgerS
$38.5 BIL #21 CasiNos MARK WALTER
LoS angeLeS LaKerS
Steve Ballmer  PHILIP ANSCHUTZ
$38.4 BIL #22 miCrosoft
Phil Knight & family 
$29.6 BIL #28 Nike phoenIX
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$23.6 BIL #34 CaNdy, pet food 4
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Michael Dell  ereN ozmeN MARK
$22.7 BIL #39 dell Computers
newcomer: Along with husband
Paul Allen  Fatih, the Turkish immigrant has
$21.7 BIL #44 miCrosoft, honoLuLu created aerospace and defense pow-
iNVestmeNts
erhouse Sierra Nevada Corp. Top-

Thomas Peterffy  tier clients include NASA, the U.S.
$20.3 BIL #47 Air Force and the Japan Aerospace
disCouNt BrokeraGe HOW TO READ THE MAPS

Exploration Agency. Its self-flying
Len Blavatnik  Dream Chaser (which can take re-
$20.2 BIL #48 diVersified
cIty wIth seconD thIRD FouRth FIFth peated trips and land at any regu-
James Simons  the most lar airport) has been tapped to deliv-
$20 BIL #52 hedGe fuNds BILLIonaIRes er supplies to the International Space
Elon Musk  Boxes correspond to the cities where billionaires Station and help developing coun-
$19.9 BIL #54 tesla motors live, one box per person. Colored names on the list tries get into space in partnership
correspond to the color of the city where they live.

Laurene Powell Jobs & with the UN. The Ozmens, who pur-
family  John Doe  chased the fledgling 20-person com-

$18.8 BIL #58 apple, disNey $1 BIL #1940 furNiture pany in 1994, have since orches-
total worth
Ray Dalio  trated 19 acquisitions and opened

$17.7 BIL #67 hedGe fuNds source of wealth offices in 34 locations. Eren is one of

rank
Carl Icahn  72 self-made billionaire women in
$16.8 BIL #73 iNVestmeNts Change in wealth status from 2016 the world.
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