The 5 Richest Americans Are Already $67 Billion Richer In 2017
Bill Gates (left) and Warren Buffett speak at an event organized by Columbia Business School in January 2017. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Credit their innovations, the “Trump Bump” or just plain luck: America’s wealthiest people are getting even richer. Since January 1, the country’s five richest people have added a combined $66.8 billion to their personal fortunes. Four of those individuals—Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and Larry Ellison—are founders of iconic technology firms. The last is legendary value investor Warren Buffett.