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The collective wealth of the 4 richest U.S. billionaires surpasses $1 trillion dollars for the first time ever.
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362 + 240 + 215 + 202 = 1019 billion
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There is, and they came close. I only remember Rockefeller net worth being something over $250 billion based on economic output.
Actually, looking it up, it could be as high as $400 billion. Ah, the 1800s were pretty worse than today's standards...
At least it looks like people die and fortunes move on. Apparently his descendants are worth only $10 billion collectively now, somehow.