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Meet the 10 richest US entrepreneurs

July 03, 2014 09:50 IST

Image: Bill Gates and his wife Melinda.
Photographs: Reuters

Wealth-X, global wealth intelligence and prospecting firm headquartered in Singapore, came up with a list of 10 wealthiest billionaires.

The list was dominated by ‘technopreneurs’ as six of them made their fortunes from technology or technology-related businesses.

The combined market capitalisation of these 10 individuals' primary companies is $1.7 trillion, which means they have created wealth that's four times what they themselves are worth.

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Bill Gates (Rank 1)
Net worth: $80.2 billion

Gates is the co-founder of Microsoft.

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Image: Warren Buffett.
Photographs: Rebecca Cook/Reuters

Warren Buffett (Rank 2)
Net worth: $64.2 billion

Buffett is the Chairman of the Board and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway.

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Image: Larry Ellison with girlfriend Nikita Kahn in Indian Wells, California.
Photographs: Danny Moloshok/Reuters

Larry Ellison (Rank 3)
Net worth: $48.2 billion

Ellison is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Oracle Corporation, one of the world's leading software companies.

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Image: New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Photographs: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

Michael Bloomberg (Rank 3)
Net worth: $33.7 billion

He is the founder and 88% owner of Bloomberg LP, global financial data and media company.

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Image: Las Vegas Sands Corp Chairman and Chief Executive Sheldon Adelson is accompanied by his wife Miriam (R) as he enters the courtroom after a break at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas.
Photographs: Steve Marcus/Reuters

Sheldon Adelson (Rank 5)
Net worth: $32.8 billion

Adelson is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation.

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Image: Larry Page.
Photographs: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters

Larry Page (Rank 6)
Net worth of $31.3 billion

Page is the CEO and co-founder of Google.

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Image: Mark Zuckerberg with his wife Priscilla Chan.
Photographs: Reuters

Mark Zuckerberg (Rank 7)
Net worth of $30.9 billion

Zuckerberg is the co-founder of Facebook.

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Image: Jeff Bezos with his wife MacKenzie at the Sun Valley in Idaho.
Photographs: Rick Wilking/Reuters

Jeff Bezos (Rank 8)
Net worth
: $30.5 billion

Bezos is founder and CEO of Amazon.com.

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Image: Google founder Sergey Brin wears Google Glass in New York.
Photographs: Carlo Allegri/Reuters

Sergey Brin (Rank 9)
Net worth: $30.1 billion

Brin is the co-founder of Google.

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Image: Carl Icahn.
Photographs: Brendan McDermid/Reuters

Carl Icahn (Rank 10)
Net worth: $25.5 billion

Icahn is a billionaire activist and investor.

He is the majority shareholder of Icahn Enterprises, a diversified holding company.

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