On Wednesday, the business website Forbes.com announced their annual rankings of the 400 Wealthiest Americans. Below are those on Forbes' list who live in Florida - the top 35 richest Floridians.
- Thomas Peterffy; net worth $20.2 billion; Florida discount brokerage
- David Tepper; net worth $11.6 billion; Florida hedge funds
- Micky Arison; net worth $9.4 billion; Florida Carnival Cruises
- Shahid Khan; net worth $7.6 billion; Florida auto parts
- Whitney MacMillan; net worth $6.3 billion; Florida Cargill
- Reinhold Schmieding; net worth $5.9 billion; Florida medical devices
- Charles Johnson; net worth $5 billion; Florida money management
- J. Christopher Reyes; net worth $4.9 billion; Florida food distribution
- Jude Reyes; net worth$4.9 billion; Florida food distribution
- Robert Rich, Jr. ; net worth$4.9 billion; Florida frozen foods
The remaining 25 richest Floridians are:
Dirk Ziff; $4.8 billion; Florida investments; Paul Tudor Jones; II. $4.5 billion; Florida hedge funds; Terrence Pegula; $4.5 billion; Florida natural gas; Russ Weiner; $4.5 billion; Florida energy drinks; Nick Caporella; $4.4 billion; Florida beverages; Richard Schulze; $4.4 billion; Florida Best Buy; Isaac Perlmutter; $4.3 billion; Florida Marvel comics; Igor Olenicoff; $4.1 billion; Florida real estate; Tom Golisano; $3.5 billion; Florida payroll services; Jeff Greene; $3.4 billion; Florida real estate, investments; Randal Kirk; $3 billion; Florida pharmaceuticals; Edward DeBartolo, Jr.; $2.9 billion; Florida shopping centers; William Wrigley, Jr.; $2.9 billion; Florida chewing gum; Phillip Frost; $2.6 billion; Florida pharmaceuticals; John Henry; $2.6 billion; Florida sports; Jorge Perez; $2.6 billion; Florida real estate; C. Dean Metropoulos; $2.5 billion; Florida investments; Norman Braman; $2.4 billion; Florida art, car dealerships; Kenneth Feld & family; $2.4 billion; Florida circus, live entertainment; Rakesh Gangwal; $2.3 billion; Florida airline; Todd Christopher; $2.2 billion; Florida hair care products; James Clark; $2.2 billion; Florida Netscape, investments; S. Daniel Abraham; $2.1 billion; Florida Slim-Fast; Katherine Tanner; $2.1 billion; Florida Cargill; Ronald Wanek; $2.1 billion; Florida furniture
See all the wealthiest Americans on Forbes' list here.
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