19 Billionaires Joined The Forbes 400 List In 2019

Nineteen billionaires joined The Forbes 400 this year, including MacKenzie Bezos (the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos) and Julia Koch — the widow of David Koch (who died in August).

The billionaires on magazine’s 2019 ranking of the 400 wealthiest people in the United States, (also known as “The Forbes 400”), have a record-breaking, combined total net worth of $2.96 trillion, up 2.2% from 2018.

The average net worth of a Forbes 400 member hit $7.4 billion, also a record high, up from $7.2 billion a year ago.

The minimum net worth now required to be counted among the very wealthiest Americans hit an all-time high of $2.1 billion. Even at these new heights, 19 newcomers made this year’s list.

Here Are The Forbes 400 Billionaires List 2019 Newcomers:

1. Julia Koch & family
   Net worth: $41 billion
   Source: Koch Industries
2. MacKenzie Bezos
   Net worth: $36.1 billion
   Source: Amazon
3. Tim Sweeney
   Net worth: $4.5 billion
   Source: Video games
4. Margot Birmingham Perot
   Net worth: $4.2 billion
   Source: Computer services, real estate
5. Neal Blue & family
   Net worth: $4.1 billion
   Source: Defense
6. Janice McNair
   Net worth: $4 billion
   Source: Energy, sports
7. Anthony Wood
   Net worth: $3.9 billion
   Source: Streaming technologies
8. Jay Chaudhry
   Net worth: $3.6 billion
   Source: Security software
9. Herbert Wertheim
   Net worth: $3.1 billion
   Source: Investments
10. Orlando Bravo
    Net worth: $3 billion
    Source: Private equity
11. William Lauder
    Net worth: $2.8 billion
    Source: Estée Lauder
12. Peter Gassner
    Net worth: $2.7 billion
    Source: Software
13. Ernest Garcia III
    Net worth: $2.3 billion
    Source: Used cars
14. Aneel Bhusri
    Net worth: $2.2 billion
    Source: Business software
15. Jim Kavanaugh
    Net worth: $2.2 billion
    Source: IT provider
16. Brian Sheth
    Net worth: $2.2 billion
    Source: Investments
17. Jeffrey Gundlach
    Net worth: $2.1 billion
    Source: Investments
18. Henry Laufer
    Net worth: $2.1 billion
    Source: hedge funds
19. Chad Richison
    Net worth: $2.1 billion
    Source: Payroll processing

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