Yet the famed investor has only topped Forbes' list of the wealthiest Americans once, in 1993. AdvertisementAdvertisementWarren Buffett has been a billionaire for nearly four decades – but only topped Forbes' annual list of the 400 richest Americans on one occasion, back in 1993. He has topped the Forbes list 25 times, including for 24 consecutive years between 1994 and 2017. Individuals worth less than $10 billion topped Forbes' rankings every year between 1982 and 1994. The leader was worth below $90 billion each year until 2018, when Bezos ranked first with a $160 billion fortune.

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