"Forbes released its annual World's Billionaires List this week, and it's the biggest one yet. The ranking now includes a record 3,428 entrepreneurs, investors, and heirs who together hold an unprecedented $20.1 trillion in wealth, up $4 trillion from last year. The United States leads the pack with 989 billionaires, and nearly 30 of them have ties to Massachusetts."
"This year's class of newbies includes two iconic musicians, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and Dr. Dre, the famous filmmaker James Cameron, and a tennis legend, Roger Federer. While Elon Musk remains the richest man in the world, he is followed by Larry Page and Sergey Brin of Google, Jeff Bezos of Amazon, and Mark Zuckerberg of Meta."
"William 'Bill' Chisholm joined the list after he led a group of investors to purchase the Boston Celtics in August for $6.1 billion. Although he has worked in Silicon Valley for decades, he grew up near Boston and is a lifelong Celtics fan. Larry Culp, who moved to the Boston area after taking over as CEO of GE Aerospace in 2018, also recently joined the ranks of billionaires."
Forbes released its 2026 World's Billionaires List, marking a record with 3,428 billionaires collectively holding $20.1 trillion in wealth, a $4 trillion increase from the previous year. The United States dominates with 989 billionaires, nearly 30 of whom have Massachusetts ties. New billionaires include musicians Beyoncé and Dr. Dre, filmmaker James Cameron, and tennis legend Roger Federer. Elon Musk remains the world's richest person, followed by Google's Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Amazon's Jeff Bezos, and Meta's Mark Zuckerberg. Massachusetts newcomers include Bill Chisholm, who led investors purchasing the Boston Celtics for $6.1 billion; Larry Culp, CEO of GE Aerospace with $1.8 billion; and Andrew Bialecki, Klaviyo co-founder worth $1.5 billion.
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