16 Illinois Billionaires Among America's Richest People: See New List

ILLINOIS ?Lukas Walton, who is worth an estimated $39.8 billion, is the richest person in Illinois, according to the Forbes 400 ranking of the wealthiest Americans released Tuesday.

Overall, Illinois has 16 billionaires on the elite Forbes list. They?re worth a combined $132.8 billion.

America?s super-rich have never been wealthier. The 400 richest people in the country are worth a record $6.6 trillion ? $1.2 trillion richer than they were last year, due mainly to surging stock markets and ?AI mania," Forbes said.

It took a net worth of $1.7 billion to make the Forbes 400 a decade ago, and those with fortunes of $3.8 billion were ?comfortably within the top half of the ranking,? Forbes said, noting that now, ?that lofty sum is the minimum required.?

Lukas Walton is the grandson of Walmart founder Sam Walton. He is the 24th richest person in the United States. According to Forbes, Lukas founded and runs Builders Vision, which is a sustainability-focused philanthropic and impact-investing platform.

Other Illinoisans in the ranking include:

• Patrick Ryan, insurance
  • Net worth: $10 billion
  • Ranking nationally: 123rd
  • Philanthropy score: 2 out of 5
• Neil Bluhm, real estate
  • Net worth: $8.7 billion
  • Ranking nationally: 153rd
  • Philanthropy score: 2 out of 5
• Mark Walter, finance/asset management
  • Net worth: $7.3 billion
  • Ranking nationally: 201st
  • Philanthropy score: 2 out of 5
• Ty Warner, plush toys/real estate
  • Net worth: $6.5 billion
  • Ranking nationally: 224th
  • Philanthropy score: 2 out of 5
• Steve Lavin and family, meat processing
  • Net worth: $6.3 billion
  • Ranking nationally: 232nd
  • Philanthropy score: not ranked
• Justin Ishbia, private equity
  • Net worth: $6.2 billion
  • Ranking nationally: 239th
  • Philanthropy score: 1 out of 5
• Elizabeth Uihlein, packaging materials
  • Net worth: $6.2 billion
  • Ranking nationally: 239th
  • Philanthropy score: 2 out of 5
• Richard Uihlein, packaging materials
  • Net worth: $6.2 billion
  • Ranking nationally: 239th
  • Philanthropy score: 2 out of 5
• Eric Lefkofsky, Groupon/investments
  • Net worth: $6 billion
  • Ranking nationally: 246th
  • Philanthropy score: 2 out of 5
• Joe Mansueto, investment research
  • Net worth: $6 billion
  • Ranking nationally: 246th
  • Philanthropy score: 2 out of 5
• Thomas Pritzker, hotels/investments
  • Net worth: $5.9 billion
  • Ranking nationally: 255th
  • Philanthropy score: 2 out of 5
• Joseph Grendys, poultry processing
  • Net worth: $5.3 billion
  • Ranking nationally: 291st
  • Philanthropy score: 1 out of 5
• Byron Trott, investments
  • Net worth: $4.3 billion
  • Ranking nationally: 347th
  • Philanthropy score: 2 out of 5
• Penny Pritzker, hotels/investments
  • Net worth: $4.2 billion
  • Ranking nationally: 352nd
  • Philanthropy score: 3 out of 5
• J.B. Pritzker, hotels/investments
  • Net worth: $3.9 billion
  • Ranking nationally: 382nd
  • Philanthropy score: 4 out of 5

Elon Musk remained at the top of the list. He also became the first person on the list to surpass $400 billion. That was $152 billion richer than Larry Ellison, the second-richest American, and a difference that?s more than Warren Buffett?s entire net worth, Forbes said.

The 10 richest people in America are:

1. Elon Musk, 54, $428 billion, Tesla, SpaceX (Texas)
2. Larry Ellison, 81, $276 billion, Oracle (California)
3. Mark Zuckerberg, 41, $253 billion, Facebook (California)
4. Jeff Bezos, 61, $241 billion, Amazon (Florida)
5. Larry Page, 52, $179 billion, Google (California)
6. Sergey Brin, 52, $166 billion, Google (California)
7. Steve Ballmer, 69, $153 billion, Microsoft (Washington)
8. Jensen Huang, 62, $151 billion, semiconductors (California)
9. Warren Buffett, 95, $150 billion, Berkshire Hathaway (Nebraska)
10. Michel Dell, 60, $129 billion, Dell Technologies (Texas)

This year?s ranking includes 14 newcomers, including four who are worth $10 billion or more.

President Donald Trump ranks 201st on the list with a net worth of $7.3 billion. Within the real estate industry, Trump ranks eighth in the sector, led by Donald Bren of California, with a net worth of $19.2 billion, and Stephen Ross of Florida, who is worth about $17 billion.