Bill Gates may not have been involved in Microsoft's business activities, but this did not stop to keep the position as the wealthiest Americans.

Forbes made a list of 400 richest people in the U.S..
Gates are top with an estimated wealth of $ 59
billion, far enough above the number 2, Warren Buffet ($ 39 billion) and nomot 3, Oracle CEO Larry
Ellison ($ 33 ​​billion).

People from other technology industry is Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos (no. 13, $ 19.1 billion), Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (no. 14, $ 17.5 billion), Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page who are both in position 15 each with a wealth of $ 16.7 billion and Microsoft
CEO Steve Ballmer (no. 19, $ 13.9 billion) and Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen (No. 23, $ 13.2 billion).

Maybe you feel something is missing, where Steve Jobs? Although Apple now is one of the most valuable companies in the world, the founder and former CEO of Apple is only ranked at 39 with an estimated wealth of just $ 7 billion.