(Current Affairs For SSC Exams) In The News, Dec. 2012 - Forbes released the Annual Ranking List
In The News
December 2012
Topic : Forbes released the Annual Ranking List of 400 richest Americans
Forbes on 19 September 2012 released the list of 400 richest Americans. Bill Gates with his total net worth of $ 66 billion managed to remain at the top position for 19th year in a row. Warren Buffet of Berkshire Hathaway with net asset of $ 46 billion was at second position in the list. Larry Ellison of Oracle remained at third position with net asset of $ 41 billion. Some of the known names in the list include:
1. Jeff Bezos, at No. 11, with estimated net worth of $23.2 billion
2. Steve Ballmer at 19th position with net asset of $15.9 billion
3. Paul Allen grabbed 20th position with net asset of $15 billion
4. Mark Zuckerberg of facebook, slipped from his previous year’s 11th position to 36th position with net asset of $17.5 billion
5. James Jannard secured 150th position with his net asset of $2.8 billion
6. Craig McCaw was placed at number 311 in the list with his net asset of $1.5 billion
7. Bruce Nordstrom remained at. 360th position with net asset of $1.2 billion