The 5 Richest Americans Of 2022 | Forbes

The rich don’t always get richer. As a group, the 400 wealthiest Americans are worth $4 trillion—$500 billion less than last year. The minimum net worth to make The Forbes 400 dropped for the first time since the Great Recession, down $200 million to $2.7 billion amid the market selloff. No one has been hit harder than tech billionaires, who have lost a combined $315 billion. Still, it was a great year to be an oil-and-gas tycoon, a sports mogul or Elon Musk. And 42 people, spanning ages 29 to 90, joined or rejoined the ranks. Fortunes were calculated using stock prices from September 2, 2022.

The Forbes 400 is our annual ranking of the richest Americans. Our estimates are a snapshot of each member’s wealth as of September 2, 2022. For a detailed methodology and an explanation of our philanthropy score and self-made score, please see forbes.com/forbes-400. Daily updated net worths are available at forbes.com/real-time-billionaires.

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