Forbes recently came out with its always-awesome “Top 400 richest People on the Planet” issue, and for the first time, all 400 are billionaires, at the very least.  No silly little millionaires here!  Haha!  The top two haven’t changed in a while, but there’s a new number three, casino magnate Sheldon Adelston.  Here they are:

1.  Bill Gates (Microsoft) $53 billion

2.  Warren Buffet (investor) $46 billion

3.  Sheldon Adelston (casinos, hotels) $20 billion

4. Lawrence Ellison (Oracle) $19 billion

5.  Paul Allen (Microsoft) $16 billion

6-8.  Various Waltons (Walmart) about $15.6 billion each

9.  Michael Dell (Dell Computers) $15.5 billion

10. Another Walton $15.5 billion

 

Other notables?  Check it out:

49.  Steve Jobs $4 billion

57.  Ross Perot $4 billion

70.  George Lucas $3.7 billion

189.  Ted Turner $1.9 billion

242.  Oprah Winfrey $1.5 billion

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