US EditionTexans well-represented in newest Forbes billionaires list
Texas gained four billionaires this year, with 42 residing in North Texas and Elon Musk topping the list at $839 billion, Forbes data shows.
- On the 2026 billionaire list, Forbes Magazine identified 8 Texans, including Elon Musk, with $839 billion from Tesla and SpaceX.
- Driven by sizzling markets and favorable fiscal policies, a record 3,428 entrepreneurs, investors, and heirs made this year's list, growing by 400 since 2025.
- The top Texas billionaires include Alice Walton with $134 billion and Michael Dell with $141 billion, according to Forbes.
- Texas ranks fourth behind California, New York, and Florida, with 42 billionaires residing in North Texas holding a combined wealth of $397.5 million.
- The nation leads with a record 989 billionaires holding a combined $8.4 trillion, while more than half of the world's billionaires reside in China and India.
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U.S. Billionaires Forbes List Hits Record High
The United States now has the highest number of billionaires in the world, with a record 989 individuals whose combined wealth totals roughly $8.4 trillion, according to the latest global billionaire rankings. The data comes from Forbes’ newest World’s Billionaires list, which found that the number of billionaires worldwide has reached a historic high. A total of 3,428 billionaires now live across 80 countries and territories, collectively holdi…
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Forbes: A record 989 billionaires are in the U.S., 88 are in Texas
(The Center Square) – The U.S. has the most billionaires in the world – a record 989 with a combined fortune of $8.4 trillion.
Dallas-Fort Worth billionaires see their fortunes soar
Forbes released its annual list of billionaires on March 11, detailing the wealth of more than 3,400 people around the world. Of the billionaires, 88 are Texans, including 42 from North Texans. See who made the list, including three newcomers in Dallas-Fort Worth.
Thanks in part to the explosion of AI, 3,428 entrepreneurs and investors have made it onto the list of 2026's billionaires, 400 more than last year, Forbes reports. And they are richer than ever: they are sitting on a whopping $20 trillion (a dollar is a million times a million), which is $4 trillion more than in 2025. The United States has the most billionaires (989), and they account for 15 of the 20 richest. The next country is China (610 bil…
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