America’s richest are richer than ever, and the bar to join them has never been higher.⁣ ⁣ The 2026 Forbes 400 list, our annual ranking of the 400 wealthiest Americans, captures a year when fortunes at the very top continued to soar. Together, this year’s members are worth a record $8 trillion, pushing the minimum fortune needed to make the list to $4.4 billion. Even billionaire status isn’t enough: a record 590 American billionaires fell short of the cutoff.⁣ ⁣ Visit the link in bio to explore the full list.⁣ ⁣ Presented by Creative Planning. #Forbes400⁣ ⁣ 📸: Getty Images: Stefanie Keenan; Win McNamee; George Pimentel; Kimberly White; Sean Rayford; Sean Rayford; Jamie McCarthy; Vivien Killilea; Mustafa Yalcin; Taylor Hill; Don Juan Moore; Chip Somodevilla; Ludovic Marin; Patrick T. Fallon; Dave Kotinsky; David Fitzgerald; iStock⁣