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This Philly Resident Is Pennsylvania's Richest Person: Forbes

Six Pennsylvania residents made the list of the nation's richest people from Forbes, and four are in the Philadelphia area.

PHILADELPHIA — Forbes released its 2020 Forbes 400 list of the richest Americans Tuesday, and six Pennsylvanians made the cut. But who was the richest among them all?

According to Forbes, Victoria Mars is worth $7.2 billion, making her Pennsylvania's richest resident and the 74th riches in the nation.

Mars is the heir to and Board of Directors Chairman of Mars Inc. candy and pet food company.

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The Forbes 400 has features six billionaires, four of which live in and around Philadelphia.

They are Michael Rubin, John Middleton, and Jeffrey Lurie.

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Amazon's Jeff Bezos leads the overall list with a net worth of $179 billion. The best second-place of all-time belongs to Microsoft's Bill Gates at $111 billion and third is Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg at $85 billion.

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

The rest of the Pennsylvania residents on the list, with their overall ranking and net worth, are listed below:

74. Victoria Mars, of Philadelphia, Mars Inc. — $7.2 billion
213. Thomas Hagen, of Erie, Erie Indemnity — $3.7 billion
213. Mary Alice Dorrance Malone, of Coatesville, Campbell Soup Company — $3.7 billion
228. Michael Rubin, of Bryn Mawr, Kynetic — $3.5 billion
238. John Middleton, of Bryn Mawr, John Middleton Inc. — $3.4 billion
319. Jeffrey Lurie, of Wynnewood, Philadelphia Eagles — $2.9 billion

See the full list from Forbes here.

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