BusinessInsider: Top 10 richest Americans: Gates No. 1, Zuckerberg No. 6

Among the top wealthy people who are generally over 60 years old, Zuckerberg is undoubtedly a youth idol.

On February 7, 2012, the American technology blog Business Insider released a list of the top ten richest people in the United States. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg ranked sixth with a net worth of US$24.7 billion.

Facebook's prospectus shows that Zuckerberg holds 28.4% of the shares. The market valuation of Facebook is generally between 75 billion and 100 billion US dollars. Assuming that Facebook's market value is the average of the current valuation, that is, 87.5 billion US dollars. In other words, Zuckerberg's net worth will be 24.7 billion US dollars, which will easily make him one of the top ten richest people in the United States.

The specific list is as follows:

1. Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, 56 years old, worth $59 billion.

2. Warren Buffett, famous investor, 81 years old, worth $39 billion.

3. Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle, 67 years old, worth $33 billion.

4. Charles Koch, chairman of Koch Industries, 76 years old, worth $25 billion.

5. David Koch, executive vice president of Koch Industries, 71 years old, worth $25 billion.

6. Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, 27 years old, worth $24.7 billion.

7. Christy Walton, widow of Walmart heir John Walton, 56, worth $24.5 billion.

8. George Soros, famous investor, 81 years old, worth $22 billion.

9. Sheldon Adelson, gambling tycoon, 78 years old, worth $21.5 billion.

10. Jim Walton, Chairman of Arvest Bank, 63 years old, worth $21.1 billion.