Photos: Forbes' Richest Americans for 2014

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Photos: Forbes' Richest Americans for 2014

Sept. 29, 2014: Forbes recently released its list of the 400 richest Americans. See who made the top 25.

Forbes recently released its list of the 400 richest Americans. Keep clicking to see who made the top 25. Here, Dell chairman and CEO Michael Dell (center) holds up a giant pair of scissors as California Gov. Jerry Brown (left) and Santa Clara mayor Jamie Matthews (right) look on during a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the new Dell research and development facility on Oct. 19, 2011, in Santa Clara, Calif.

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 24: Honoree Harold Hamm attends the TIME 100 Gala, TIME'S 100 Most Influential People In The World, cocktail party at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 24, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for TIME)

Phil Knight, co-founder and chairman of Nike, attends Day 9 of the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at the Hayward Field on June 30, 2012, in Eugene, Ore.

Len Blavatnik and Alan Faena attend the Whitewall Magazine Party at Delano Beach Club at Delano Beach Club on Dec. 4, 2012, in Miami Beach, Fla.

Mars candy heirs Forrest Mars Jr., Jacqueline Mars and John Mars tied at No. 15 and have a net worth of $20.5 billion.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer shows off the Surface tablet during a news conference at Milk Studios on June 18, 2012, in Los Angeles.

Billionaire investor George Soros speaks on "The Tragedy of the European Union" as a guest of The Institute for Media and Communications Policy on Sept. 10, 2012, in Berlin, Germany.

Finacier Carl Icahn is seen being interviewed at "David Moore's Funny Business Show" at Caroline's on Broadway on Nov. 2, 2005, in New York City.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos holds the Kindle Fire on Sept. 28, 2011, in New York City.

Google co-founder Sergey Brin looks on during a news conference at Google headquarters on Sept. 25, 2012, in Mountain View, Calif.

Google co-founder and CEO Larry Page speaks during a news conference at the Google offices on May 21, 2012, in New York City.

Gaming tycoon Sheldon Adelson and his wife Miriam leave after U.S. Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, delivered a speech outside the Old City on July 29, 2012, in Jerusalem, Israel.

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg smiles before speaking at a news conference at Facebook headquarters Aug. 18, 2010, in Palo Alto, Calif.

Rob Walton, chairman of the board of Wal-Mart and son of founder Sam Walton, speaks to the Wal-Mart Shareholders meeting in Fayetteville, Ark., in this June 6, 1997, file photo.

Alice Walton, heiress to the Wal-Mart fortune, listens during an interview at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Ark., on Oct. 24, 2011.

Speaking five days before the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg discusses the growth of lower Manhattan following the attacks at a breakfast with city leaders and members of the business community on Sept. 6, 2011, in New York City.

Jim Walton is the chairman and CEO of Arvest Bank Group Inc.

Producer Christy Walton attends the 28th annual Imagen Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Aug. 16, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

David Koch and Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Transammonia Ronald P. Stanton attend the 2011 David Rockefeller Award Luncheon at The Museum of Modern Art on March 8, 2011, in New York City.

In this 2000 file photo, Charles Koch cheers for the Shockers during remarks he made about a donation of $6 million for renovation of the Roundhouse at Wichita State University.

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison delivers an opening keynote address at the 2011 OpenWorld Conference on Oct. 2, 2011, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, Calif.

Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., participates in a discussion during the 25th anniversary celebration dinner of the Economic Club of Washington on June 5, 2012, in Washington, D.C.

Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft, attends the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 7, 2011, in Sun Valley, Idaho.

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Forbes recently released its list of the 400 richest Americans. Keep clicking to see who made the top 25. Here, Dell chairman and CEO Michael Dell (center) holds up a giant pair of scissors as California Gov. Jerry Brown (left) and Santa Clara mayor Jamie Matthews (right) look on during a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the new Dell research and development facility on Oct. 19, 2011, in Santa Clara, Calif.

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