Larry Page
Sergey Brin
The Forbes 400 Richest Americans
The Top 11 Richest Americans
1. William H. Gates III
Net Worth: $50 billion
Source: Microsoft
Residence: Medina, Wash.
Age: 53
2. Warren Buffett
Net Worth: $40 billion
Source: Berkshire Hathaway
Residence: Omaha
Age: 79
3. Lawrence Ellison
Net Worth: $27 billion
Source: Oracle
Residence: Redwood City, Calif.
Age: 65
4. Christy Walton & Family
Net Worth: $21.5 billion
Source: Wal-Mart
Residence: Jackson, Wyo
Age: 54
5. Jim C. Walton
Net Worth: $19.6 billion
Source: Wal-Mart
Residence: Bentonville, Ark.
Age: 61
6. Alice Walton.
Net Worth: $19.3 billion
Source: Wal-Mart
Residence: Fort Worth, Tex.
Age: 60
7. S. Robson Walton
Net Worth: $19 billion
Source: Wal-Mart
Residence: Bentonville, Ark.
Age: 65
8. Michael Bloomberg
Net Worth: $17.5 billion
Source: Bloomberg LP
Residence: New York City
Age: 67
9. Charles Koch (tie)
Net Worth: $16 billion
Source: Manufacturing, energy
Residence: Wichita, Kans.
Age: 73
9. David Koch (tie)
Net Worth: $16 billion
Source: Manufacturing, energy
Residence: New York City
Age: 69
11. Sergey Brin (tie)
Net Worth: $15.3 billion
Source: Google
Residence: Palo Alto, Calif.
Age: 36
11. Larry Page (tie)
Net Worth: $15.3 billion
Source: Google
Residence: San Francisco
Age: 36
* Tech darling relatively unscathed in past year; Google fortune down $500 million in 12 months.
* Shares of search giant up 80% since November lows.
* Announced debut of Chrome operating system in July; rival to Windows will be available to consumers late next year.
* Raised in Michigan, met future partner Sergey Brin at Stanford; duo dropped out of computer science Ph.D. program in 1998.
* Started Google in friend's garage.
* K. Ram Shriram, Andy von Bechtolsheim, professor David Cheriton provided initial financing; venture capital firms Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Sequoia Capital soon injected another $25 million.
* Public 2004. Sales: $21.8 billion.
* Recently introduced goats to Google campus lawn; animals less harmful to the environment than lawn mower.
source: Forbes
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