Here is how we compile The Forbes400 list of the wealthiest Americans:
Ethan Pines for Forbes, Michael Prince for Forbes, Jörg Carstensen/picture alliance via Getty Image, Frennie Shivambu/Gallo Images/Getty Images, Design By Forbesreleased the 39th edition of our flagship Forbes 400 list of America’s wealthiest people. Though we’ve been at it a long time, our reporters always dig deep to uncover new details. In 2020, we started with a list of nearly 700 candidates and got to work.
When possible, we met with Forbes 400 members before the coronavirus pandemic and spoke with them virtually or by phone after. We also interviewed their employees, handlers, rivals, peers and attorneys. Uncovering their fortunes required us to pore over thousands of SEC documents, court records, probate records and news articles.
We purposely excluded dispersed family fortunes, but we did include wealth belonging to a member’s immediate family if the wealth could be traced to a living founder of the fortune. In those cases you’ll see “& family.” We also included married couples who built fortunes and businesses together if their combined net worth was enough for each person to make the $2.1 billion cutoff. In those instances, we listed both names.
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