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Richest Americans, 2006

(in millions of U.S. dollars)

Rank	Name	Net Worth	Company
1.	Bill Gates	53,000	Microsoft
2.	Warren Buffett	46,000	Berkshire Hathaway
3.	Sheldon Adelson	20,500	casinos, hotels
4.	Larry Ellison	19,500	Oracle
5.	Paul Allen	16,000	Microsoft, investments
6.	Jim Walton	15,700	Wal-Mart
7.	Christy Walton & family	15,600	Wal-Mart
	Rob Walton	15,600	Wal-Mart
8.	Michael Dell	15,500	Dell
	Alice Walton	15,500	Wal-Mart

Source: Forbes.com, 2006

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