Steve Jobs has been named the 42nd richest man in America, according to Forbes’ annual list of the 400 richest Americans. Jobs is now worth $6.1 billion, which is up $1 billion from last year.
In January he unveiled Apple’s iPad tablet amid a media frenzy; the device has so far beaten the hype with more than 3 million sold since April. In May Apple’s market cap overtook Microsoft’s to become the most valuable tech company in the world. Despite a super-publicized antenna problem, Apple’s latest iPhone sold 1.7 million units 3 days after launch. Majority of fortune comes from Disney; as largest shareholder owns about $4.4 billion of stock. Reed College dropout founded Apple 1976.
Here is a chart of Jobs’ wealth since the beginning of the century.
Jobs’ wealth drooped in 2009, just like everyone else that had stocks in the market.
Anyway, Bill Gates with $54 billion is still America’s wealthiest man, and has placed a massive $28 billion into charity. Regardless his business practices, and the company he started, he is a very charitable man, and you can’t fault him for that.
Image and chart courtesy of Forbes.
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