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# All of America’s top 10 richest billionaires are men

After breaking records a year ago, the world’s billionaires have shrunk in number and overall wealth on *[Forbes’](https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/)*[ new 2022 list](https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/). But the uppermost ranks of this year’s 735 American billionaires bucked that trend. The ten richest U.S. billionaires are worth a combined $1.2 trillion–up from $1.05 trillion a year ago–and account for just over 25% of American billionaire wealth. Talk about wealth concentration.

Eight of the 10 richest Americans are worth more than last year, led by [Elon Musk](https://www.forbes.com/profile/elon-musk/?sh=735aaa797999)–the new number one richest in the world and the biggest gainer in dollar terms on the list–who is up $68 billion from a year ago, to an estimated fortune of $219 billion. His increased wealth was fueled by a 33% rise in the price of electric vehicle maker Tesla’s stock in the past year. The second biggest gainer among this group of ten: [Steve Ballmer](https://www.forbes.com/profile/steve-ballmer/?sh=115b6acb4818), whose Microsoft shares shot up a bit more than 20% over the year, contributing to a $22.7 billion jump in his fortune, to an estimated $91.4 billion.

The only two members of this elite group with smaller fortunes than in March 2021: Amazon founder and chairman Jeff Bezos, whose net worth dropped $6 billion since last year, to $171 billion, amid a dip in the e-commerce giant’s share price; and Mark Zuckerberg, the cofounder and CEO of the company formerly known as Facebook, whose fortune fell by nearly $30 billion over the past year, to $67.3 billion, as shares of recently renamed Meta Platforms fell nearly 30%.

Nine of these 10 people were among the 10 wealthiest in the U.S. a year ago as well. The one change: Mike Bloomberg, the former New York City mayor and founder of financial data firm Bloomberg LP, who overtook Walmart heir Alice Walton this year.

### The Ten Richest Americans

*Forbes* calculated net worths for the 2022 list of the World’s Billionaires using stock prices and currency exchange rates from March 11, 2022.

### 1.

### Elon Musk

#### Net worth: $219 billion

#### Source of wealth: Tesla, SpaceX

#### Residence: Austin, Texas