From Adelson to Zuckerberg and everyone in between - the country's one percenters are richer than ever with a $2.34 trillion net worth all combined, says the 34th annual Forbes List 400 released Tuesday, which tallies up the top 400 Americans with the fattest wallets and heftiest bank accounts.

This year's total net worth of the top 400 is up by $50 billion as compared to last year's and as much as it's hard to produce that huge amount of money, it was also as hard for the billionaires to make it in the list. The minimum requirement in joining the billionaires' club is $1.73 billion, the highest requirement that has been in the last 33 years of Forbes 400. 145 billionaires unfortunately did not make the cut. The average net worth of the wealthiest 400 is $5.8 billion.    

35 fell of the roster from last year and about half of the billionaires' net worths, 202 out of 400, grew even bigger. 119 top-listers have faired relatively low this year as compared to last year.

Topping the list for the 22nd time in a row is Bill Gates, whose main corporate vehicles include the world's largest software business Microsoft, with $76 billion net worth. Boston Globe reports that the software magnate has been down by $5 billion, but in spite of everything -- with all his philanthropic acts through Gates Foundation shedding away billions -- he managed to seize the prestigious first spot. 

With a total of $62 billion net worth mainly coming from Berkshire Hathaway, Gates' pal, Warren Buffett follows the lead while Larry Elison, chairman of business software firm Oracle, trail blazes at the third spot with $47.5 billion net worth.

Notable billionaires include Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, securing the fourth spot, who emerged as the top gainer -- bagging a staggering $16 billion in just a year. Koch brothers make it together in fifth spot this year with $41 billion net worth apiece. Forbes assistant managing editor for wealth Luisa Kroll told CBS News that if the brothers' assets were combined, they would actually swipe off Gates from being number one.

As for the political candidates ranked, Kroll also told CBS News that the cherry on top is no other than Republican presidential bet Donald Trump with $4.5 billion. Trump is the only billionaire candidate in the political list. Then follows former Hewlett-Packard Executive Carly Fiorina with $58 million, former secretary Hillary Clinton with $45 million, former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee with $35 million, political neophyte Ben Carson with 26 million and last of the list is Jeb Bush with $22 billion.

To see full list of the wealthiest 400, check this Forbes report.