Forbes 2022 World’s Billionaires list is out. Here are the richest people in Georgia.
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If you added up all the wealth of today’s global billionaires, the total dollar amount would reflect $12.7 trillion.
According to Patch, “More than 1,000 billionaires are richer than they were a year ago. And more than 200 people became billionaires over the past year as ordinary Americans grapple with record gas prices and rising food costs at the grocery store.”
Out of 2,668 billionaires worldwide, 18 are from Georgia. The richest Georgia billionaire makes $8.6 billion.
So, who is the top billionaire in Georgia?
Bernard Marcus, co-founder of Home Depot, is the highest paid billionaire in the Peach State.
We’re not done though.
Here’s the complete Forbes list of Georgia billionaires:
Bernard Marcus, Home Depot: $8.7 billion
Jim Kennedy, Cox Enterprises: $7.8 billion
Arthur Blank, Home Depot/Atlanta Falcons: $7.1 billion
John Brown, medical equipment: $5.4 billion
Gary Rollins, pest control: $5.3 billion
Ben Chestnut, email marketing: $5 billion
Dan Kurzius, email marketing: $5 billion
Bubba Cathy, Chick-fil-A, net worth: $4.6 billion
Dan Cathy, Chick-fil-A, net worth: $4.6 billion
Trudy Cathy White, Chick-fil-A: $4.6 billion
Ted Turner, cable television: $2.3 billion
Joe Rogers Jr., Waffle House: $2 billion
David Zalik, financial technology: $1.9 billion
Tope Awatona, scheduling software company Calendly: $1.4 billion
Sara Blakely, Spanx: $1.1 billion
Ronald Clarke, payments technology: $1.1 billion
Tyler Perry, movies and television: $1 billion
Jeff Sprecher, global stock exchange operator ICE: $1 billion
Patch also revealed that America “leads the world with 735 billionaires worth a collective $4.7 trillion.”
Forbes 2022 World’s Billionaires list also includes Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates. Visit Forbes to see how they stack up on the full list.