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These FL Billionaires Are Among The World's Richest: Forbes List
About 70 Florida billionaires made the Forbes list of the richest people in the world this year; one notable FL resident is not on the list.
FLORIDA — Those on the world’s billionaires list, which includes XX Florida residents, aren’t as flush as they were a year ago, but collectively are still worth $12.2 trillion, Forbes said with the release of its annual list.
That’s down from $12.7 trillion last year. Nearly half of the list is less wealthy than a year ago, including Elon Musk, who lost his No. 1 spot after shares in Tesla fell when he bought Twitter. Musk is now No. 2 on the list and was worth $192.8 billion Wednesday morning after having made about $12.8 billion since Tuesday.
Twenty-eight people fell off the list altogether — including Palm Beach resident and former president Donald Trump — with the number of people with 10-figure fortunes now at 2,640. Forbes said Trump’s fortune dropped from an estimated $3.2 billion a year ago to $2.5 billion as of April 3 because his Truth Social business has not flourished, costing him $550 million.
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The United States has the most billionaires of any country — 735 people collectively worth $4.5 trillion. Overall, Forbes attributed the loss of wealth to falling stock markets, especially in the technology sector, and rising interest rates.
To calculate net worth, Forbes used stock prices and exchange rates from March 10 to determine the ranking, but updates wealth in real time. Below are the Florida billionaires who made the list:
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A total of 77 billionaires on this year's list hail from Florida, the same number as a year ago. Thomas Peterffy is at the top, worth $25.3 billion and No. 57 on the 2023 ranking. A digital trading pioneer, Peterffy chairs Interactive Brokers, which markets its specialized trading platform to sophisticated investors, Forbes said.
The top 20 Florida billionaires on the list are:
- Industry: Digital trading pioneer, chairs Interactive Brokers
- Net worth: $25.3 billion
- Industry: President and founder, Appaloosa Management
- Net worth: $18.5 billion
- Industry: Founder, Icahn Capital Management
- Net worth: $17.5 billion
- Industry: Flex-N-Gate, NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars, All Elite Wrestling
- Net worth: $12.2 billion
- Industry: Private equity
- Net Worth: $7.9 billion
- Industry: Arthrex, an orthopedic surgical tools company
- Net worth: $7.7 billion
- Industry: Founder, Tudor Investment Corporation
- Net worth: $7.5 billion
- Industry: Real estate, investments
- Net Worth: $7.2 billion
- Industry: Co-chair Reyes Holdings, food and beverage distribution company
- Net Worth: $7 billion
- Industry: Co-chair Reyes Holdings, food and beverage distribution company
- Net Worth: $7 billion
- Industry: Real Estate
- Net Worth: $6.9 B
- Industry: Natural gas
- Net Worth: $6.7 billion
- Industry: Investments
- Net Worth: $5.7 billion
- Industry: Chairman and CEO, Carnival Corporation
- Net Worth: $5.5 billion
- Industry: Furniture
- Net Worth: $5.3 billion
- Industry: Frozen Foods
- Net Worth: $5.2 billion
- Industry: Private equity
- Net Worth: $5.1 billion
- Industry: Payroll services
- Net Worth: $5.0 billion
- Industry: Private equity
- Net Worth: $4.6 billion
- Industry: Energy drinks
- Net Worth: $4.6 billion
See the full 2023 Forbes Billionaires List.
With Musk’s slip from the No. 1 position, Bernard Arnault, who heads luxury goods giant LVMH, tops the list as the richest person in the world. It’s the first time a citizen of France has led the ranking, whose top 10 includes seven U.S. billionaires. Besides Musk, they are (net worth is reflected as of Wednesday and may not align exactly with their placement on the list):
- Jeff Bezos, Amazon, worth $126.9 billion;
- Larry Ellison, Oracle, worth $118.9 billion;
- Bill Gates, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, worth $109.9 billion;
- Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, worth $107.4 billion;
- Michael Bloomberg, Bloomberg Inc., worth $95.4 billion; and
- Steve Balmer, Microsoft, worth $90.1 billion.
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