The first ever billionaire is believed to be Standard Oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller in 1916, or possibly Henry Ford in 1925. Fast forward some 100 years to 2021: As the COVID pandemic -19 continued to rage, a record 660 people became billionaires globally, increasing the number from the previous year by 30%. While the United States is home to the most billionaires of any other country, Americans are somewhat divided in their feelings about the billionaire class. According to Pew Research Center datapeople in the United States have become somewhat more critical of billionaires between 2020 and 2021. Although support for individual billionaires like Elon Musk or Bill Gates is relatively strong, many Americans feel the ultra-rich– as a group rather than as individuals – negatively. Meanwhile, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is set to become the world’s first billionaire by 2026.
The richest billionaires in the United States are mainly concentrated in some industries: finance and investments, and technology. Other rich sectors include food and beverage, fashion and retail, and media and entertainment. Stacker compiled a list of the richest billionaires residing in Texas, using data from Forbes. Billionaires are ranked by net worth as of January 3. Forbes lists 73 billionaires in Texas.
#20. Joe Gebbia
– Wealth: $5.8 billion (#429 richest in the world)
– Residence: Austin, Texas
– Source of wealth: Airbnb, Self Made
#19. Ken Fisher
– Fortune: 6.2 billion dollars (#396 richest in the world)
– Residence: Dallas, Texas
– Source of wealth: money management, Self Made
#18. David Bonderman
– Fortune: 6.5 billion dollars (#371 richest in the world)
– Residence: Fort Worth, Texas
– Source of wealth: private equity, Self Made
#17. Scott Duncan
– Fortune: 6.5 billion dollars (#364 richest in the world)
– Residence: Houston, Texas
– Source of wealth: pipelines
#16. Milane Frantz
– Fortune: 6.5 billion dollars (#364 richest in the world)
– Residence: Houston, Texas
– Source of wealth: pipelines
#15. Dannine Avara
– Fortune: 6.5 billion dollars (#364 richest in the world)
– Residence: Houston, Texas
– Source of wealth: pipelines
#14. Randa Duncan Williams
– Fortune: 6.5 billion dollars (#363 richest in the world)
– Residence: Houston, Texas
– Source of wealth: pipelines
#13. Richard Kinder
– Fortune: 7.2 billion dollars (309th richest person in the world)
– Residence: Houston, Texas
– Source of wealth: pipelines, Self Made
#12. Charles Butt
– Fortune: 7.5 billion dollars (No. 293 richest in the world)
– Residence: San Antonio, Texas
– Source of wealth: supermarkets
#11. Tilman Fertitta
– Net worth: $7.9 billion (#267 richest in the world)
– Residence: Houston, Texas
– Source of wealth: Houston Rockets, entertainment, Self Made
#ten. Robert F. Smith
– Wealth: $8.0 billion (#254 richest in the world)
– Residence: Austin, Texas
– Source of wealth: private equity, Self Made
#9. Ann Walton Kroenke
– Fortune: 8.7 billion dollars (No. 215 richest in the world)
– Residence: Electra, Texas
– Source of wealth: Walmart
#8. autry stephens
– Net worth: $10.0 billion (179th richest person in the world)
– Residence: Midland, Texas
– Source of wealth: oil, Self Made
#7. Andre Beal
– Net worth: $10.0 billion (174th richest person in the world)
– Residence: Dallas, Texas
– Source of wealth: banks, real estate, Self Made
#6. Jeffrey Hildebrand
– Wealth: $11.0 billion (159th richest person in the world)
– Residence: Houston, Texas
– Source of wealth: oil, Self Made
#5. Stanley Kroenke
– Fortune: 12.9 billion dollars (138th richest person in the world)
– Residence: Electra, Texas
– Source of wealth: sports, real estate, Self Made
#4. jerry jones
– Fortune: 13.6 billion dollars (129th richest person in the world)
– Residence: Dallas, Texas
– Source of Wealth: Dallas Cowboys, Self Made
#3. Michael Dell
– Fortune: 52.5 billion dollars (23 billion richest in the world)
– Residence: Austin, Texas
– Source of wealth: Dell Technologies, Self Made
#2. Alice Walton
– Fortune: 59.2 billion dollars (19th richest person in the world)
– Residence: Fort Worth, Texas
– Source of wealth: Walmart
#1. Elon Musk
– Net worth: $136.9 billion (#2 richest in the world)
– Residence: Austin, Texas
– Source of wealth: Tesla, SpaceX, Self Made
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