The wealth of America's top billionaires soared in 2024, far outpacing the U.S. economy's 3% growth, fueled by advances in AI. Elon Musk leads with a fortune of over $250 billion, growing by nearly $5 billion weekly through Tesla, SpaceX, and other ventures. The Waltons, heirs to Walmart, rank second with $148 billion, benefiting from their retail empire. Mark Zuckerberg secured third place, with Meta's value rising sixfold since 2022.
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00:00It's Benzinga bringing Wall Street to Main Street.
00:02The wealth of America's top billionaires soared in 2024,
00:05far outpacing the U.S. economy's 3 percent growth, fueled by advances in AI.
00:10Elon Musk leads a fortune of over $250 billion,
00:12growing by nearly $5 billion weekly through Tesla and SpaceX, as well as other ventures.
00:17The Walton heirs to Walmart ranked second with $148 billion,
00:20benefiting from their retail empire.
00:22Mark Zuckerberg secured third place, with Meta's value rising sixfold since 2022.
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