Forbes: Bloomberg 8th Richest American, Richest New Yorker

Mayor Bloomberg can count himself amongst the top echelons of the extremely, extremely rich, as Forbes's list of the 400 Richest Americans places him in the #8 position. The magazine cites his purchase of a 20% stake in his company, Bloomberg LP, as how they value his net worth to be $20 billion. The next richest New Yorker is David Koch, at #9 with $19 billion. Some others: Rupert Murdoch is #47 ($6.8 billion), Ralph Lauren is #76 ($4.7 billion), and Donald Trump is #134 with a net worth of $3 billion. John Catsimatidis, net worth $2.1 billion, is one of the self-made billionaires interviewed; he answers the question "What is the best bar on the planet?" with "Any bar in New York."