Richest People in America

This year (2008) the 20 richest tycoons on The Forbes 400 could buy the bottom 239. That's the last 239 rich people featured on The Forbes 400.

Between their software, stores, casinos and fuel, chances are you are spending your hard earned money and lining their pockets every day.

The rich haven't gotten richer--or poorer--this year. The price of admission to this, the 27th edition of The Forbes 400, is $1.3 billion for the second year in a row. The assembled net worth of America's wealthiest rose by $30 billion--only 2%--to $1.57 trillion.