The U.S.’s wealthiest billionaires are mostly concentrated within just a couple of industries: finance and investments, and technology. Other wealthy sectors include food and drink, fashion and retail, and media and entertainment. Stacker compiled a list of the richest billionaires that are residents of Washington, using data from Forbes. Billionaires are ranked by net worth as of April 30. Forbes lists 15 billionaires in Washington.
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#15. Bob Muglia
– Net worth: $1.1 billion (#2,465 wealthiest in the world)
– Residence: Mercer Island, Washington
– Source of wealth: software, Self Made
#14. Bruce Nordstrom
– Net worth: $1.1 billion (#2,424 wealthiest in the world)
– Residence: Seattle, Washington
– Source of wealth: Nordstrom department stores
#13. Martin Selig
– Net worth: $1.4 billion (#2,069 wealthiest in the world)
– Residence: Seattle, Washington
– Source of wealth: real estate, Self Made
#12. David Hindawi
– Net worth: $1.8 billion (#1,628 wealthiest in the world)
– Residence: Seattle, Washington
– Source of wealth: software, Self Made
#11. Orion Hindawi
– Net worth: $2.0 billion (#1,490 wealthiest in the world)
– Residence: Seattle, Washington
– Source of wealth: software, Self Made
#10. Craig McCaw
– Net worth: $2.2 billion (#1,392 wealthiest in the world)
– Residence: Hunts Point, Washington
– Source of wealth: telecom
#9. James Jannard
– Net worth: $2.8 billion (#1,101 wealthiest in the world)
– Residence: San Juan Islands, Washington
– Source of wealth: sunglasses, Self Made
#8. Howard Schultz
– Net worth: $3.7 billion (#797 wealthiest in the world)
– Residence: Seattle, Washington
– Source of wealth: Starbucks, Self Made
#7. Gabe Newell
– Net worth: $3.9 billion (#773 wealthiest in the world)
– Residence: Seattle, Washington
– Source of wealth: videogames, Self Made
#6. Charles Simonyi
– Net worth: $5.7 billion (#449 wealthiest in the world)
– Residence: Medina, Washington
– Source of wealth: Microsoft, Self Made
#5. Melinda French Gates
– Net worth: $6.0 billion (#419 wealthiest in the world)
– Residence: Medina, Washington
– Source of wealth: Microsoft
#4. MacKenzie Scott
– Net worth: $36.8 billion (#33 wealthiest in the world)
– Residence: Seattle, Washington
– Source of wealth: Amazon
#3. Steve Ballmer
– Net worth: $90.7 billion (#11 wealthiest in the world)
– Residence: Hunts Point, Washington
– Source of wealth: Microsoft, Self Made
#2. Bill Gates
– Net worth: $129.4 billion (#4 wealthiest in the world)
– Residence: Medina, Washington
– Source of wealth: Microsoft, Self Made
#1. Jeff Bezos
– Net worth: $150.1 billion (#3 wealthiest in the world)
– Residence: Seattle, Washington
– Source of wealth: Amazon, Self Made
The above article originally appeared on Stacker and has been republished with permission. The Auburn Examiner has not independently verified its content.
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