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ByChase Peterson-Withorn,

Forbes Staff.

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nother year, another set of broken records for the 400 richest Americans. They’re worth a record $6.6 trillion in all, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past 12 months. It now takes a record $3.8 billion to make the ranking, $500 million more than the minimum in 2024.