Nine Washingtonians are among Forbes’ 400 wealthiest Americans, and Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, outmuscled Warren Buffett for the No. 2 spot. Former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates is the richest man in America.
Here’s how Forbes calculates the riches of the state’s wealthiest:
1. Former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates, $81 billion
2. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, $67 billion
15. Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, $27.5 billion
21. Microsoft co-founder and Seahawks owner Paul Allen, $18.9 billion
134. Valve co-founder Gabe Newell, $4.1 billion
142. Oakley and Red Digital Camera founder James Jannard, $4 billion
184. Investor Ken Fisher, $3.5 billion
232. Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, $2.9 billion
374. Microsoft Office creator Charles Simonyi, $1.8 billion
