Forbes has released an updated list of the richest people in the US

Sep 17, 2013 06:33 GMT  ·  By

Bill Gates remains the richest person in the United States for the 20th consecutive year, according to an updated list released today by Forbes.

According to the annual list of the richest people in the United States, Bill Gates continues to lead the charts with a net worth of $72 billion (€54 billion), while Warren Buffet remains the runner-up with $58.5 billion (€43.8 billion).

“His stake in Microsoft represents less than a fifth of his fortune. Gates' investment firm, Cascade, owns chunks of tractormaker Deere & Co., Canadian National Railway and Mexican Coke bottler Femsa,” Forbes notes in the statistics rolled out a few hours ago.

Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s outgoing CEO and a good friend of Bill Gates, reached position 21 thanks to his net worth of $18 billon (€13.5 billion), while Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is only 26 with $15.8 billion (€11.8 billion).