Forbes' Richest Americans List Revealed: Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Lands No. 20 Spot

Tech billionaire was pushed up in the recent year in the ranks

By Lily Harrison Sep 16, 2013 11:28 PMTags
Mark ZuckerbergAP Photo/Jeff Chiu

Forbes has just revealed it's Richest Americans list and it's quite extensive, to say the least.

The 400 top earners in the country come from near and far, and a wide variety of occupations.

Between sports team owners, tech-savvy individuals and media moguls, the coveted list is jam-packed with people from numerous backgrounds.

Unsurprisingly, Bill Gates still holds strong at the top of the list with an estimated worth of $72 billion. He's held the No. 1 spot for 20 straight years—yes, you read that correctly.

Meanwhile, Warren Buffett has landed the No. 2 spot with a worth of $58.5, a $12.5 billion dollar increase since last year.

But one of the biggest gains since 2012 comes from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.

The 29-year-old is worth an estimated $19 billion after gaining $9.6 since last year.

Zuckerberg is also still the youngest one on the list, save for his fellow Facebook comrade Dustin Moskovitz, who is the same age.

Moskovitz is worth approximately $5.2 billion (that's chump change to Mr. Zuckerberg!)

It should be noted that the only women to appear on the top 10 list belong to the same family: The Waltons.

Christy and Alice Walton, who both have amassed a fortune with their Wal-Mart inheritance, are not the only ones from their family on the list either.

However, Alice will be gracing one of the five limited-edition covers of the magazine and opening up in a rare interview about her American art museum in her hometown of Bentonville, Ark.

Congrats to all who made this year's list!