Bloomberg: 15 Florida Billionaires Among World’s Richest People

MIAMI, FL — The Bloomberg Billionaire Index tracks the world’s 500 richest people on an almost continuous basis, with the figures getting updated after the close of every trading day at the New York Stock Exchange.

Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon, maintains his spot as the richest person in the world. Overall, 176 of the 500 richest individuals are American, and United States citizens also make up seven of the top 10 richest people globally.

In Florida, 15 people are among the 500 richest people in the world. Here are the billionaires from our state that are on the elite list:

Thomas Peterffy

• Total Net Worth: $15.5 billion
• Industry: Finance
• Age: 75

Peterffy's wealth could buy:

• 12.6M troy ounces of gold
• 292M barrels of crude oil
• 246 percent of the top 200 U.S. executives’ total awarded compensation

"In an October 2012 email from Caitlin Duffy, a previous spokesperson, Peterffy said he had paid $1.9 billion in taxes in his lifetime," according to Peterffy's net worth summary.

David Tepper

• Total Net Worth: $11.5 billion
• Industry: Finance
• Age: 62

Tepper's wealth could buy:

• 203,022 times the median U.S. household income
• 182 percent of the top 200 U.S. executives’ total awarded compensation
• 0.744 percent of U.S. existing home sales

"The majority of Tepper's wealth is derived from his investments in hedge funds that he runs as president of Appaloosa Management," according to his net worth summary. "He also owns the Carolina Panthers football team, which he bought for $2.3 billion in July 2018. The team is valued at cost."

Micky Arison

• Total Net Worth: $10.9 billion
• Industry: Entertainment
• Age: 70

Arison's wealth could buy:

• 8.83 million troy ounces of gold
• 205 million barrels of crude oil
• 192,937 times the median U.S. household income

"Arison is chairman of Carnival, the world's largest cruise operator. The Miami-based company has more than 100 ships sailing under brands including Cunard and Princess," according to the publication. " He also controls the NBA's Miami Heat.

Reinhold Schmieding

• Total Net Worth: $8.94 billion
• Industry: Health Care

Schmieding's wealth could buy:

• 168 million barrels of crude oil
• 2.26 percent of the top 100 U.S. college endowments
• 158,210 times the median U.S. household income

"Schmieding is credited with all of closely held Arthrex based on his status as the company's sole founder and comments in his autobiography that he avoided taking venture capital or other financial investors," according to his net worth summary. "Arthrex exports to more than 100 countries, according to its website."

Bob Rich

• Total Net Worth: $6.95 billion
• Industry: Food and Beverage
• Age: 78

Rich's wealth could buy:

• 5.63 million troy ounces of gold
• 0.0386 percent of the GDP of the United States
• 0.451 percent of U.S. existing home sales

"The majority of Rich's wealth is derived from Rich Products, a Buffalo, New York-based frozen food company his father founded in 1945," according to his net worth summary. "The billionaire also owns two minor league baseball teams, a minor league hockey team, three restaurants and a golf club."

Jude Reyes

• Total Net Worth: $6.77
• Industry: Consumer
• Age: 64

Reyes' wealth could buy:

• 5.48 million troy ounces of gold
• 1.71 percent of the top 100 U.S. college endowments
• 119,789 times the median U.S. household income

"Reyes' fortune is derived from a half stake in Reyes Holdings. The closely held company has three divisions: food service companies Martin Brower and Reinhart Food Service, and beer supplier Reyes Beverage Group," according to his net worth summary.

Chris Reyes

• Total Net Worth: $6.77 billion
• Industry: consumer
• Age: 65

Reyes' wealth could buy:

• 0.0376 percent of the GDP of the United States
• 564 percent of the total wealth of the 500 richest people in the world
• 119,789 times the median U.S. household income

"Reyes' fortune is derived from his stake in Chicago-based food and beverage company Reyes Holdings," according to his net worth summary. "The group doesn't disclose financial results. It had revenue of more than $33 billion in 2018, according to a September 2019 press release.”

Terry Pegula

• Total Net Worth: $5.61 billion
• Industry: Energy
• Age: 68

Pegula's wealth could buy:

• 1.42 percent of the top 100 U.S. college endowments
• 0.363 percent of U.S. existing home sales
• 99,175 times the median U.S. household income

"The majority of Pegula's fortune is derived from East Resources, a U.S. natural gas exploration and production company he founded in 1983 and sold the majority of in transactions in 2009, 2010 and 2014," according to his net worth summary. "The billionaire purchased the Buffalo Bills football franchise for $1.4 billion in 2014. He's the sole owner of the team and has no debt on the organization ... Pegula purchased the Buffalo Sabres pro hockey franchise and the team's arena for $189 million in 2011."

Whitney MacMillan

• Total Net Worth: $5.06 billion
• Industry: Commodities
• Age: 90

MacMillan's wealth could buy:

• 89,594 times the median U.S. household income
• 80 percent of the top 200 U.S. executives’ total awarded compensation
• 89,594 times the median U.S. household income

"MacMillan is a fourth-generation family shareholder of Cargill, the Wayzata, Minnesota-based commodities conglomerate in which he owns an 11 percent stake," according to his net worth summary.

Charles Johnson

• Total Net Worth: $4.79 billion
• Industry: Finance
• Age: 86

Johnson's wealth could buy:

• 1.21 percent of the top 100 U.S. college endowments
• 84,736 times the median U.S. household income
• 76 percent of the top 200 U.S. executives’ total awarded compensation

"Johnson and his brother Rupert are the biggest shareholders of Franklin Resources. He owns about 19 percent of the company, according to the 2018 proxy statement," according to his net worth summary.

Isaac Perlmutter

• Total Net Worth: $4.69 billion
• Industry: Entertainment
• Age: 76

Perlmutter's wealth could buy:

• 1.19 percent of the top 100 U.S. college endowments
• 0.304 percent of U.S. existing home sales
• 82,964 times the median U.S. household income

"Perlmutter's wealth is mostly derived from a minority stake in Walt Disney that he obtained when the company bought New York-based comic book company, Marvel Entertainment, in 2009," according to his net worth summary.

Shahid Khan

• Total Net Worth: $4.56
• Industry: Consumer
• Age: 69

Khan's wealth could buy:

• 1.15 percent of the top 100 U.S. college endowments
• 80,658 times the median U.S. household income
• 72 percent of the top 200 U.S. executives’ total awarded compensation

"The majority of Khan's fortune is derived from his sole ownership of Flex-N-Gate, a closely held auto-parts maker," according to his net worth summary. "He bought the National Football League's Jacksonville Jaguars in 2011 for $770 million. It's valued at $1.4 billion based on a Bloomberg analysis and advice from sports consultant Peter J. Schwartz. Khan purchased English soccer team Fulham Football Club for $300 million in 2013."

Henry Laufer

• Total Net Worth: $4.5
• Industry: Finance
• Age: 74

Laufer’s wealth could buy:

• 0.0250 percent of the GDP of the United States
• 0.292 percent of U.S. existing home sales
• 79,623 times the median U.S. household income

"Laufer's fortune is derived from the Medallion Fund, the signature investment vehicle of Setauket, New York-based Renaissance Technologies," according to his net worth summary. "The billionaire has given more than $26 million to charitable and political causes, including Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign."

Bill Koch

• Total Net Worth: $4.48 billion
• Industry: Diversified
• Age: 79

Koch's wealth could buy:

• 3.63 million troy ounces of gold
• 374 percent of the total wealth of the 500 richest people in the world
• 71 percent of the top 200 U.S. executives’ total awarded compensation

"The majority of Koch's fortune is derived from the proceeds of the sale of his stake in Koch Industries to his brothers, David and Charles, for $435 million in 1983," according to his net worth summary.

Dick Schulze

• Total Net Worth: $4.25 billion
• Industry: Retail
• Age: 78

Schulze's wealth could buy:

• 75,146 times the median U.S. household income
• 354 percent of the total wealth of the 500 richest people in the world
• 0.275 percent of U.S. existing home sales

"The majority of Schulze's fortune is derived from his stake in Best Buy, a publicly traded electronics retailer with about $42.9 billion in revenue for the year to Feb. 2, 2019," his net worth summary says. "Schulze owns more than 13 percent of Best Buy, according to the company's 2019 proxy."

The top 10 richest Americans in the world are:

• Jeff Bezos: $111 billion
• Bill Gates: $108 billion
• Warren Buffet: $84.0 billion
• Mark Zuckerberg: $72.8 billion
• Larry Page: $62.3 billion
• Charles Koch: $61.3 billion
• Sergey Brin: $60.5 billion
• Larry Ellison: $59.7 billion
• Rob Walton: $54.1 billion
• Jim Walton: $53.9 billion

See the full list and read more via Bloomberg.