Charter Communications Chairman Paul Allen ranked as the third-richest person in the United States, moving up one notch from a year ago and continuing his reign as the wealthiest person in the media and entertainment industries, according to the latest figures from Forbes magazine. Mr. Allen, who made his fortune co-founding software giant Microsoft, saw his wealth grow to $22.5 billion from a year-earlier $21 billion.
His Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates, continued to reign atop the Forbes list, with a net worth of $51 billion.
Other media names on the list include the following:
Forbes’ Annual Wealthiest List
Oct 3, 2005 • Post A Comment