Forbes has released its annual ranking of the 400 richest people in America. The financial news outlet announced that the combined wealth of “The Forbes 400” is $2.34 trillion, up from $2.29 trillion in 2014 and the highest ever. The average net worth of a Forbes 400 member is an astounding $5.8 billion, the highest to date, up from $5.7 billion last year. Additionally, the threshold for a spot on the list also reached a new peak at “$1.7 billion, up from $1.55 billion a year ago.”
The youngest person on the Forbes 400 is 25-year-old Snapchat founder Evan Spiegel, who is ranked 327 with a net-worth of $2.1 billion, while the youngest woman is 31-year-old Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes, who is ranked 121 with a net-worth of $4.5 billion. At 100 years old, David Rockefeller, Sr., ranked 211 with a net-worth of $3 billion, is the oldest ranked billionaire.
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