400 Richest Americans Worth $2 Trillion, Outstripping Entire Nations

The 400 richest Americans have $2 trillion at their disposal, beating last year’s total of $1.7 trillion and outstripping the total income of some nations, reports Robert Frank for CNBC.

The richest Americans' net worth

Forbes has released its annual 400 Club list of the richest Americans, who now have an average net worth of $5 billion. Their combined net worth is more than the poorest 150 million Americans, more than the GDP of Italy, Canada, Mexico, and more than the Federal Reserve’s entire U.S. Treasury bond holdings.

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