Bill Gates still America's richest person

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is still America’s richest man, taking the top spot in the Forbes 400 list for the 20th-straight year with a net worth of US $72bn (€54bn).
Investor Warren Buffett, the head of Berkshire Hathaway, remains in second place with $58.5bn (€44bn), while Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison stays third with 41 billion dollars (€31bn).