Bill Gates hits a 25-year low on the Forbes 400, slipping to 9th place amid stock market gains. Despite a $4 billion drop in net worth, Gates' commitment to giving promises an eventual exit from the billionaires' list.

Forbes has put out its annual list of the 400 richest people living in the United States and, as in prior years, Massachusetts is well-represented in the coveted club.

Forbes' annual list of the 400 wealthiest people in America features billionaires from the Pittsburgh area.The "definitive ranking of America's richest people 2024" was released this week and features 400 people worth a total of $5.

The latest additions to Forbes’ annual list got rich doing everything from selling sandwiches to founding private equity firms. The Forbes 400 is our annual ranking of the richest Americans. Our estimates are a snapshot of each members wealth as of September 1,

Forbes recently released its list of the "400 Richest People In America," and several of those billionaires are from Georgia.

Nine Bay Staters made it onto the Forbes 400 list this year, with the Johnson family, whose members founded and run Fidelity Investments, remaining on top. The post These are the Mass. billionaires who made the new Forbes list of richest Americans appeared first on Boston.

Almost a quarter of all the wealth on The Forbes 400 is held by residents of one state. Two others tie for second for the first time ever.

Wisconsin billionaires John Menard Jr. and Diane Hendricks landed at the top of the list, which was a snapshot of each person as of Sept. 2024.