According to Forbes magazine's list of the 400 wealthiest Americans, the four richest men in the United States are William Henry Gates III (also known as Bill Gates), Warren Edward Buffett, Paul Gardner Allen and Michael Dell. Of these, Gates, Buffett and Allen have made their wealth from the Microsoft Corporation. The three of them have a combined net worth of US$113, 500 million. The 75-year-old Buffett, a resident of Omaha, Nebraska and the founder of the Berkshire Hathaway Corporation, recently donated about 85% of his total net worth (estimated to be approximately US$40, 000 million) to the Gates Foundation.
Gates, the founder of Microsoft, is the richest American with an estimated net worth of approximately US$51, 000 million, and his former partner Allen, who has an approximate net worth of US$22, 500 million, ranks third. Gates, 49 is a resident of Medina, Washington, while the 52-year-old Allen lives in Seattle, Washington. Only the 40-year-old Dell, a native of Austin, Texas and the founder of the Dell Corporation and the fourth-wealthiest American (with an approximate net worth of US$ 18, 000 million) has not made his personal fortune from Microsoft.
Gates, the founder of Microsoft, is the richest American with an estimated net worth of approximately US$51, 000 million, and his former partner Allen, who has an approximate net worth of US$22, 500 million, ranks third. Gates, 49 is a resident of Medina, Washington, while the 52-year-old Allen lives in Seattle, Washington. Only the 40-year-old Dell, a native of Austin, Texas and the founder of the Dell Corporation and the fourth-wealthiest American (with an approximate net worth of US$ 18, 000 million) has not made his personal fortune from Microsoft.