The first billionaire ever It 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-19 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 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 December 11. Forbes lists 73 billionaires in Texas.
#20. Ken Fisher
– Fortune: 6.4 billion dollars (#391 richest in the world)
– Residence: Dallas, Texas
– Source of wealth: money management, Self Made
#19. Joe Gebbia
– Fortune: 6.4 billion dollars (#385 richest in the world)
– Residence: Austin, Texas
– Source of wealth: Airbnb, Self Made
#18. Scott Duncan
– Fortune: 6.5 billion dollars (#380 richest in the world)
– Residence: Houston, Texas
– Source of wealth: pipelines
#17. Dannine Avara
– Fortune: 6.5 billion dollars (#380 richest in the world)
– Residence: Houston, Texas
– Source of wealth: pipelines
#16. Milane Frantz
– Fortune: 6.5 billion dollars (#380 richest in the world)
– Residence: Houston, Texas
– Source of wealth: pipelines
#15. Randa Duncan Williams
– Fortune: 6.5 billion dollars (#377 richest in the world)
– Residence: Houston, Texas
– Source of wealth: pipelines
#14. David Bonderman
– Fortune: 6.7 billion dollars (#360 richest in the world)
– Residence: Fort Worth, Texas
– Source of wealth: private equity, Self Made
#13. Richard Kinder
– Fortune: 7.1 billion dollars (#328 richest in the world)
– Residence: Houston, Texas
– Source of wealth: pipelines, Self Made
#12. Charles Butt
– Fortune: 7.5 billion dollars (No. 294 richest in the world)
– Residence: San Antonio, Texas
– Source of wealth: supermarkets
#11. Robert F. Smith
– Wealth: $8.0 billion (#253 richest in the world)
– Residence: Austin, Texas
– Source of wealth: private equity, Self Made
#ten. Tilman Fertitta
– Wealth: $8.0 billion (#249 richest in the world)
– Residence: Houston, Texas
– Source of wealth: Houston Rockets, entertainment, Self Made
#9. Ann Walton Kroenke
– Fortune: 8.8 billion dollars (n°220 richest in the world)
– Residence: Electra, Texas
– Source of wealth: Walmart
#8. autry stephens
– Net worth: $10.0 billion (183rd richest person in the world)
– Residence: Midland, Texas
– Source of wealth: oil, Self Made
#seven. Andre Beal
– Fortune: 10.1 billion dollars (178th richest person in the world)
– Residence: Dallas, Texas
– Source of wealth: banks, real estate, Self Made
#6. Jeffrey Hildebrand
– Fortune: 10.5 billion dollars (172nd richest person in the world)
– Residence: Houston, Texas
– Source of wealth: oil, Self Made
#5. Stanley Kroenke
– Fortune: 12.9 billion dollars (142nd richest person in the world)
– Residence: Electra, Texas
– Source of wealth: sports, real estate, Self Made
#4. jerry jones
– Fortune: 13.8 billion dollars (130 billion richest in the world)
– Residence: Dallas, Texas
– Source of Wealth: Dallas Cowboys, Self Made
#3. Michael Dell
– Net worth: $52.6 billion (#23 richest in the world)
– Residence: Austin, Texas
– Source of wealth: Dell Technologies, Self Made
#2. Alice Walton
– Fortune: 59.8 billion dollars (19th richest person in the world)
– Residence: Fort Worth, Texas
– Source of wealth: Walmart
#1. Elon Musk
– Net worth: $188.7 billion (#1 richest in the world)
– Residence: Austin, Texas
– Source of wealth: Tesla, SpaceX, Self Made
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