8 Pennsylvania Billionaires Make Forbes List Of World's Richest

Forbes magazine released its 30th annual list of billionaires and eight wealthy Pennsylvanians are included.

According to Forbes, “For our 30th annual guide to the world’s richest, we found 1,810 billionaires, down from a record 1,826 a year ago. Their aggregate net worth was $6.48 trillion, $570 billion less than last year. It was also the first time since 2010 that the average net worth of a billionaire dropped – it is now $3.6 billion, $300 million less than last year.”

Pennsylvania‘s richest person is Mary Alice Dorrance Malone, a Campbell’s soup heir. Seven others from the Keystone state trailed behind her.

Here’s a look at the state’s billionaires, in order of how they were ranked by Forbes. (Note: some billionaires tied in their ranking if they had similar net worth.)

Mary Alice Dorrance Malone
Forbes ranking: #392
Net Worth: $3.9 billion
Residence: Coatsville
Source of Wealth: Campbell’s Soup

John Middleton
Forbes ranking: #638
Net Worth: $2.7 billion
Residence: Bryn Mawr
Source of Wealth: Tobacco

Henry Hillman
Forbes ranking: #688
Net worth: $2.5 billion
Residence: Pittsburgh
Source of wealth: investments

Michael Rubin
Forbes ranking: #771
Net worth: $2.3 billion
Residence: Bryn Mawr
Source of wealth: online retailing

Jeffrey Lurie
Forbes ranking: #1011
Net worth: $1.8 billion
Residence: Wynnewood
Source of wealth: Philadelphia Eagles

Maggie Magerko
Forbes ranking: #1011 Maggie Magerko
Net worth $1.8 billion
Residence: Belle Vernon
Source of Wealth: Building materials

Richard Yuengling Jr.
Forbes ranking: #1067
Net worth: $1.7 billion
Residence: Pottsville
Source of wealth: Beer

Richard Hayne
Forbes ranking: #1476
Net worth: $1.2 billion
Residence: Philadelphia
Source of weath: Urban Outfitters

The complete Forbes billionaires list can be found here.

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