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- Here are the 44 new members of The Forbes 400 (net worths are as of September 3, 2021)
- Miriam Adelson. Net Worth: $30.4 billion. Source of wealth: Casinos. Adelson inherited her late husband’s 57% stake in Las Vegas Sands, the publicly traded gambling empire with casinos in Singapore and Macau, after his death in January.
- Sam Bankman-Fried. Net Worth: $22.5 billion. Source of wealth: Cryptocurrency. The 29-year-old MIT grad owes most of his $22.5 billion fortune to his stake in the cryptocurrency derivatives exchange FTX—which he cofounded in 2019—and his share of its FTT tokens.
- Jeff Yass. Net Worth: $12 billion. Source of wealth: Trading, investments. The former pro gambler joins The Forbes 400 thanks to his stake in trading firm Susquehanna International Group, which he cofounded in 1987 and built into one of the most successful firms on Wall Street.
Apr 5, 2022 · #123 | Scott Farquhar Net Worth: $15.1 Billion Age: 42 Country/Territory: Australia Industry: Technology Scott Farquhar is cofounder of collaboration software company Atlassian, based in...
Forbes' Real-Time Billionaires rankings tracks the daily ups and downs of the world’s richest people. The wealth-tracking platform provides ongoing updates on the net worth and ranking of...
Oct 5, 2021 · The aggregate wealth of The Forbes 400 reached a record-breaking $4.5 trillion, and the minimum net worth needed to make the cut for this year’s list rose to a record high of $2.9 billion, up...
- Understanding Congressional Wealth
- Rick Scott
- Mitt Romney
- Mark Warner
- Pete Ricketts
- Markwayne Mullin
- John Hoeven
- Bill Hagerty
- Ron Johnson
- James E. Risch
All senators have a government-paid salary which, as of 2024, is $174,000 a year. However, many senators make much more from other sources and have a high net worth. Many of them started their careers in business and made the bulk of their fortunes before joining the political world. On top of that, senators are high-profile people with a lot of po...
The former governor of Florida was elected to the Senate in 2019. Sen. Rick Scott of Florida started his career in business, which is where he made the bulk of his wealth. He created one of the largest hospital networks, the Columbia Hospital Corporation. Scott has an estimated net worth of more than $327 million as of 2024.
Sen. Romney needs no introduction, having been the unsuccessful Republican candidate for the presidency in 2012. The U.S. senator for Utah is the second-wealthiest senator, with a net worth estimated at $246 million. Like most of the wealthiest senators, Romney made his fortune in business before he got started in politics. He co-founded and ran th...
Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia is one of the wealthiest members of the U.S. Senate and in fact of the entire Congress. Based on his annual disclosures, his net worth is approximately $195 million. Born in 1954, Warner grew up in a middle-class family. From as early as his college years, Sen. Warner had political aspirations. At one point during his t...
Pete Ricketts was appointed to serve as Nebraska's senator after Ben Sasse resigned in 2023. Ricketts previously served as Nebraska's governor for two terms, from 2015 to 2023. He is expected to serve until the end of Sasse's term in 2025. Before entering politics, Ricketts worked for his family business, which is now known as Ameritrade.Ricketts h...
Markwayne Mullin was sworn into the Senate in 2023, after five terms in the House of Representatives. His net worth is estimated to be around $63 million. Mullin made his initial wealth through the family plumbing business, which he expanded over several decades and went on to found several other companies.
Sen. John Hoeven has served as the senior U.S. senator from North Dakota since 2011. Before that, he was the state’s governor for 10 years. Hoeven's net worth has been estimated at $59 million. Sen. Hoeven worked in banking before he started his political career, and served as the CEO of First Western Bank and the Bank of North Dakota. Sen. Hoeven ...
William Hagerty was elected to the Senate in 2020, having previously served as an economic advisor to several administrations and politicians. He was also on the transition team for President Trump, who appointed Hagerty to serve as ambassador to Japan in 2017. Hagerty made his money in business. After a career at Boston Consulting Group, he became...
Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson started in the late '70s as an accountant at PACUR, a Wisconsin-based polyester and plastics manufacturing company owned by his brother-in-law. He moved up through the ranks and became the company's CEOby the mid-'80s. Sen. Johnson has an estimated net worth of $54.13 million.
James Risch has been the junior senator from Idaho since 2009. He was previously the state's governor. He has an estimated net worth of $55.11 million, much of it in farm and ranch land in Idaho.
Apr 5, 2022 · Forbes found 2,668 billionaires around the globe for the 2022 World’s Billionaires list, down from a record 2,755 last year. Collectively, they’re worth $12.7 trillion, down from a record...
Apr 12, 2022 · Three San Antonio residents made Forbes’ recent 2022 list of the world’s billionaires, the annual and imperfect venture to map out the richest people on the planet. And since last year, all three experienced windfalls worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
