Forbes 400: 69 New Yorkers Make List of Richest Americans

NEW YORK, NY — Michael Bloomberg reasserted himself on top of the list of richest people in New York in 2016. Forbes' 400 Richest People list was released on Tuesday and 69 New Yorkers made the list — the most of any state. Bloomberg, worth $45 billion, checked in with a $6.4 billion increase from last year while he rose two spots on the overall list to sixth place.

Industrialist David Koch slipped to second-richest in the state. He came in at $42 billion in 2016 — a $1 billion increase from last year, but not enough to offset Bloomberg's rise. Koch also slipped two spots on the overall list. David Koch's brother, Charles (also $42 billion), is listed as a Kansas native on the list.

Investor George Soros ($24.9 billion), hedge-fund manager James Simons ($16.5 billion) and businessman Carl Icahn ($15.7 billion) rounded out the top 5 richest New Yorkers.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates tops the overall list of richest Americans for the 23rd straight year with $81 billion — that's a $5 billion increase from last year.

One New Yorker you'll most certainly recognize comes in at 34 in the state (and 156 overall): Donald Trump. Forbes points out, however, that the Republican presidential candidate dropped $800 million from last year.

You have to go all the way down to 14th to reach the richest women in New York: Cox Enterprise owners Katharine Rayner and Margaretta Taylor ($7.2 billion).

The 2016 list is the 35th anniversary of the magazine's ranking of the wealthiest people in the country.

The full list of richest New Yorkers (overall ranking in parentheses):

1. Michael Bloomberg, $45 billion (6)
2. David Koch, $42 billion (7)
3. George Soros, $24.9 billion (19)
4. James Simons, $16.5 billion (24)
5. Carl Icahn, $15.7 billion (26)
6. Ronald Perelman, $12.2 billion (33)
7. Rupert Murdoch, $11.1 billion (38)
8. Samuel Newhouse, Jr., $10.5 billion (42)
9. Stephen Schwarzman, $10.3 billion (45)
10. Leonard Lauder, $9 billion (48)
11. John Paulson, $8.6 billion (52)
12. Stephen Ross, $7.4 billion (58)
13. James Chambers, $7.2 billion (61)
14. Katharine Rayner, $7.2 billion (61)
15. Margaretta Taylor, $7.2 billion (61)
16. Richard LeFrak, $6.7 billion (73)
17. Ralph Lauren, $5.9 billion (83)
18. Bruce Kovner, $5.3 billion (90)
19. Leon Black, $5 billion (105)
20. Israel Englander, $5 billion (105)
21. David Shaw, $5 billion (105)
22. Alejandro Santo Domingo, $4.8 billion (111)
23. Andres Santo Domingo, $4.8 billion (111)
24. Daniel Ziff, $4.8 billion (111)
25. Robert Ziff, $4.8 billion (111)
26. Charles Dolan, $4.5 billion (124)
27. Henry Kravis, $4.5 billion (124)
28. Stanley Druckenmiller, $4.4 billion (128)
29. Sheldon Solow, $4.4 billion (128)
30. Leonard Stern, $4.1 billion (134)
31. Jeremy Jacobs, Sr., $4 billion (142)
32. Ira Rennert, $3.9 billion (148)
33. Jerry Speyer, $3.7 billion (156)
34. Donald Trump, $3.7 billion (156)
35. Julian Robertson, Jr., $3.6 billion (174)
36. Jeff Sutton, $3.6 billion (174)
37. Joan Tisch, $3.6 billion (174)
38. John Catsimatidis, $3.3 billion (194)
39. David Siegel, $3.3 billion (194)
40. Ronald Lauder, $3.2 billion (204)
41. David Rockefeller, Sr., $3.1 billion (214)
42. Allan Goldman, $3 billion (222)
43. Jane Goldman, $3 billion (222)
44. Amy Goldman Fowler, $3 billion (222)
45. Diane Kemper, $3 billion (222)
46. Charles Cohen, $2.8 billion (239)
47. Kenneth Langone, $2.8 billion (239)
48. Barry Diller, $2.7 billion (246)
49. Daniel Och, $2.7 billion (246)
50. Mortimer Zuckerman, $2.7 billion (246)
51. Daniel Loeb, $2.6 billion (264)
52. Joshua Harris, $2.5 billion (274)
53. Marc Rowan, $2.5 billion (274)
54. Sean Parker, $2.4 billion (290)
55. Julio Mario Santo Domingo III, $2.4 billion (290)
56. Thomas Secunda, $2.4 billion (290)
57. Noam Gottesman, $2.3 billion (309)
58. Stewart Rahr, $2.2 billion (321)
59. Ron Baron, $2.1 billion (335)
60. Thomas Lee, $2.1 billion (335)
61. Chase Coleman III, $2 billion (353)
62. James Dinan, $2 billion (353)
63. Glenn Dubin, $2 billion (353)
64. Peter Peterson, $2 billion (353)
65. David Walentas, $2 billion (353)
66. Howard Marks, $1.9 billion (361)
67. Louis Bacon, $1.8 billion (374)
68. Vincent Viola, $1.8 billion (374)
69. Charles Zegar, $1.8 billion (374)

And the top-10 richest Americans overall:

1. Bill Gates, $81 billion, Microsoft
2. Jeff Bezos, $67 billion, Amazon.com
3. Warren Buffett, $65.5 billion, Berkshire Hathaway
4. Mark Zuckerberg, $55.5 billion, Facebook
5. Larry Ellison, $49.3 billion, Oracle
6. Michael Bloomberg, $45 billion, Bloomberg LP
7. Charles Koch, $42 billion, Koch Industries
8. David Koch, $42 billion, Koch Industries
9. Larry Page, $38.5 billion, Google
10. Sergey Brin, $37.5 billion, Google

To see all 400 names, check out Forbes.com.

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