Bloomberg: 5 GA Billionaires Are Among World’s Richest People

GEORGIA — The Bloomberg Billionaire Index tracks the world’s 500 richest people on an almost continuous basis, with the figures getting updated after the close of every trading day at the New York Stock Exchange.

Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon, maintains his spot as the richest person in the world. Overall, 176 of the 500 richest individuals are American, and United States citizens also make up seven of the top 10 richest people globally.

In Georgia, five people are among the 500 richest people in the world.

Here are the billionaires from our state that are on the elite list:

• Jim Kennedy
  • Total Net Worth: $7.95 billion
  • Industry: Media & Telecom
  • Age: 68

• Bernie Marcus
  • Total Net Worth: $4.60 billion
  • Industry: Retail
  • Age: 90
• Dan Cathy
  • Total Net Worth: $4.53 billion
  • Industry: Food & Beverage
  • Age: 66
• Bubba Cathy
  • Total Net Worth: $4.53 billion
  • Industry: Food & Beverage
  • Age: 65
• John Brown
  • Total Net Worth: $4.43 billion
  • Industry: Technology
  • Age: 85

The top 10 richest Americans in the world are:

• Jeff Bezos: $111 billion
• Bill Gates: $108 billion
• Warren Buffet: $84.0 billion
• Mark Zuckerberg: $72.8 billion
• Larry Page: $62.3 billion
• Charles Koch: $61.3 billion
• Sergey Brin: $60.5 billion
• Larry Ellison: $59.7 billion
• Rob Walton: $54.1 billion
• Jim Walton: $53.9 billion

See the full list and read more via Bloomberg.

Earlier this month, the Forbes 400 list was released, with 11 Georgians among the 400 richest in America in 2019.

These are the 11 Georgia residents on the Forbes 400 list:

• No. 51 Jim Kennedy, net worth $9.6B (media, automotive)
• No. 95 Bernie Marcus, net worth $6.4B (Home Depot)
• No. 114 Bubba Cathy, net worth $5.7B (Chick-fil-A)
• No. 114 Dan Cathy, net worth $5.7 B (Chick-fil-A)
• No. 119 Arthur Blank, net worth $5.5B (Home Depot)
• No. 145 John Brown, net worth $4.7B (medical equipment)
• No. 217 Gary Rollins, net worth $3.6B (pest control)
• No. 225 Randall Rollins, net worth $3.7B (pest control)
• No. 370 Ben Chestnurt, net worth $2.2B (email marketing)
• No. 370 Dan Kurzius, net worth $2.2B (email marketing)
• No. 388 Ted Turner, net worth $2.1B (cable television)

According to Forbes, the minimum net worth to qualify for the list is $2.1 billion. The average wealth of those on the list increased by $200 million to $7.4 billion, Forbes writes.

With the vast amounts of wealth in the pockets of those on the exclusive list, Forbes notes that a number of high-profile billionaires such as Kylie Jenner and Michael Jordan, didn't even make the list.

The wealthiest Americans on the annual Forbes 400 list grew their combined net worth by just over 2 percent from the previous year, making them worth $2.96 trillion in 2019.

Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon, is once again at the top of the list. His ex-wife, Mackenzie Bezos, who got 25 percent of the couple's shares in Amazon as part of their divorce settlement, is now the 15th richest person in America, according to the list.

See the full list and read more via Forbes.