The annual Forbes 400 list is released and as the rich continues to get richer, and the cut off point being worth even more, should we re-look how we idolise the wealthy"
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The annual Forbes 400 List of the wealthiest Americans has been released and the members? collective fortune has risen a massive 40 per cent over the last year. From US$3.2 trillion to US$4.5 trillion. The top 20 alone are worth US$1.8 trillion.

The richest person for the fourth year in a row is Jeff Bezos, the founder of the online retailer Amazon. Bezos is worth US$201 billion, US$22 billion more than last year?s list. This officially marks the first time anyone on the Forbes 400 List is worth US$200 billion or more.
Close behind at number two is Elon Musk, who is worth US$190.5 billion. His worth tripled since last year due to the huge runup in the price of his electric car company, Tesla.

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In third and fourth place is Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates. This is the first time Gates has not been in one of the top two spots in three decades. Gates and Melinda Gates had announced in May that the pair were divorcing after 27 years, and soon after he transferred her about US$5.7 billion worth of stock in companies like Deere & Co and Canadian Railway.

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