37 FL Billionaires Make Forbes Richest List For 2020

FLORIDA — Forbes estimates that Thomas Peterffy, the founder and CEO of Interactive Brokers, is worth $16.8 billion, making him the richest Florida resident and among the 50 richest people in America. He ranks 26th overall on the list.

Peterffy, of Palm Beach, founded the specialized trading platform in 1993. He came to the United States in 1965 at age 21, the poor descendant of Hungarian aristocrats who lost nearly everything to the Soviets, Forbes said.

In addition to his digital trading platform, Peterffy owns more than 500,000 acres of timberland, mostly in Florida.

Forbes released its 2020 Forbes 400 list of the richest Americans Tuesday, and 37 Florida billionaires made the cut.

Amazon's Jeff Bezos leads the list with a net worth of $179 billion. Microsoft's Bill Gates is second at $111 billion and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg is third at $85 billion.

President Donald Trump landed at No. 339 following a $600 million loss in net worth, Forbes said. He's still worth an estimated $2.5 billion.

The rest of the Florida residents on the list, with their ranking, net worth and income source, are listed below:

• No. 41 David Tepper, $13 billion, hedge funds
• No. 66 Shahid Khan, $7.8 billion, auto parts
• No. 91 Reinhold Schmieding, $6.7 billion, medical devices
• No. 108 Paul Tudor Jones II, $5.8 billion, hedge funds
• No. 110 Micky Arison, $5.6 billion, Carnival Cruises
• No. 119 J. Christopher Reyes, $5.4 billion, food distribution
• Tied at No. 119 Jude Reyes, $5.4 billion, food distribution
• No. 129 Terrence Pegula, $5.1 billion, natural gas
• No. 132 Dirk Ziff, $5 billion, investments
• No. 154 Ronald Wanek, $4.6 billion, furniture
• No. 161 Isaac Perlmutter, $4.5 billion, Marvel comics
• No. 170 Charles B. Johnson, $4.3 billion, money management
• No. 170 Igor Olenicoff, $4.3 billion, real estate
• Tied at No. 170 Richard Schulze, $4.3 billion, Best Buy
• No. 186 Sami Mnaymneh, $4 billion, private equity
• No. 197 Jeff Greene, $3.9 billion, real estate, investments
• No. 209 Robert Rich Jr., $3.8 billion, frozen foods
• No. 213 Russ Weiner, $3.7 billion, energy drinks
• No. 238 Tom Golisano, $3.4 billion, payroll services
• No. 260 Daniel Och,$3.2 billion, hedge funds
• No. 260 Barry Sternlicht, $3.2 billion, private equity
• No. 268 Herbert Wertheim, $3.1 billion, investments
• No. 268 William Wrigley Jr., $3.1 billion, chewing gum
• No. 299 William Berkley, $2.8 billion, insurance
• Tied at No. 299 Norman Braman, $2.8 billion, art, car dealerships
• Tied at No. 299 Nick Caporella, $2.8 billion, beverages
• Tied at No. 299 John Henry, $2.8 billion, sports
• Tied at No. 299 Todd Wanek, $2.8 billion, furniture
• No. 339 Leon G. Cooperman, $2.5 billion, hedge funds
• No. 339 Phillip Frost, $2.5 billion, pharmaceuticals
• No. 339 C. Dean Metropoulos, $2.5 billion, investments
• No. 353 James Clark, $2.4 billion, Netscape, investments
• No. 359 Todd Christopher, $2.3 billion, hair care products
• No. 359 Rakesh Gangwal, $2.3 billion, airline
• No. 378 Robert Duggan, $2.2 billion, pharmaceuticals
• No. 391 William Stone, $2.1 billion, software

To view the full list, visit forbes.com.