Bill Gates king of US rich list again: Forbes (AFP)
With 57 billion dollars net worth Gates another time leads the list of 400 richest individuals in the world's wealthiest country.
He displaced Buffett who briefly held the position this year but who has seen his Berkshire Hathaway investment group's shares slip 15 percent from that time February and is since worth 50 billion.
According to Forbes, whose list was published a day after the fair Wednesday, the golden 400 have 1.3 billion dollars net worth or more. However, their combined net worth rose but 30 billion dollars, or two percent, to 1.57 trillion dollars.
Forbes uttered that rising oil and dizzy art prices fuelled the entry of 31 new members into the ultra-rich club and the return of eight previous members.
A notable arrival was Mark Zuckerberg, 24, founder of the social networking location Facebook. Forbes estimates his worth at 1.5 billion dollars.
Newcomers ranged from fertilizer tycoon Alexander Rovt to Patron tequila founder John Paul DeJoria and Norman Braman, the car dealer and art collector.
Meanwhile, turmoil on the stock and housing markets saw 33 others drop off the list, including the former chieftain of the troubled security against loss hercules AIG, Maurice Greenberg, and a creator head of the online vendue site eBay, Margaret Whitman.
Biggest gainers were led by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg who took eighth place with 20 billion dollars worth after a transaction put a new value forward his Bloomberg media and pecuniary data network.
The biggest loser was casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson, whose fortune fell 13 billion dollars over 12 months — the equivalent to 1.5 million dollars some hour — be it so he still has 15 billion dollars and occupies 15th place.
About brace thirds of the list are self-made billionaires and fair over 10 percent are women, led by television star Oprah Winfrey whose fortune rose 200 very great number dollars to 2.7 billion dollars.
Forbes cautioned that the selvage does not take into account the most recent setbacks on the stock market.
