Bloomberg: Six MA Billionaires Are Among World’s 500 Richest

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

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

Six Massachusetts billionaires are on the elite list, including members of the Johnson family that founded and own Fidelity Investments, and Patriots owner Robert Kraft:

No. 72: Abby Johnson
Net worth: $16.7 billion
Finance

No. 152: Ned Johnson III
Net worth: $9.95 billion
Finance

No. 156: Jim Davis
Net worth: $9.66 billion
Consumer

No. 345: Ned Johnson IV
Net worth: $5.44 billion
Finance

No. 346: Elizabeth Johnson
Net worth: $5.44 billion
Finance

No. 462: Bob Kraft
$4.45 billion
Owner, New England Patriots

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.