America's 20 richest billionaires have a combined net worth of $2.7 trillion. This visualization by Visual Capitalist, based on data from Forbes, shows where each individual gets their wealth from.
The only billionaire on the list who derives their wealth from the automotive industry is Tesla CEO Elon Musk — who, with a mind-boggling net worth that has since crossed $400 billion, also holds the title of richest individual on earth.
The ranking is dominated by tech founders and CEOs, who make up nine of the 20 billionaires on the list. Among them are Amazon founder Jeff Bezos ($244 billion), Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison ($223 billion) and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg ($219 billion).
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Via Visual Capitalist.