South Florida’s billionaire boom hits record wealth, Forbes said. Here’s what to know

South Florida is home to at least 15 of America’s richest people, whose combined fortunes total $912.6 billion, according to the latest Forbes 400 ranking.

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The list highlights the region’s growing pull for tech founders, hedge fund titans and real estate moguls.

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Here are key takeaways:

• The 400 wealthiest Americans are collectively worth a record $8 trillion, up from $6.6 trillion in 2025, per Forbes. The minimum fortune needed to make the list climbed to $4.4 billion — $600 million more than last year.
• Jeff Bezos tops the South Florida list and ranks No. 2 nationally with a net worth of $378 billion. The Amazon founder lives in Miami-Dade.
• Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison of Manalapan ($204 billion) and Interactive Brokers founder Thomas Peterffy of Palm Beach ($107.8 billion) round out the region’s top three, followed by Citadel founder Ken Griffin of Miami at $60.5 billion.
• Elizabeth DeLuca of Pompano Beach, widow of a Subway co-founder, is the only Florida woman on the South Florida list, with a net worth of $10.2 billion.
• The local wealth could even be greater. Google’s Larry Page and Sergey Brin and Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg all own homes in Miami-Dade but are considered California residents by Forbes.

This report was produced with the assistance of a proprietary tool powered by artificial intelligence and using our own originally reported, written and published content. It was reviewed and edited by our journalists.

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