Walton is the grandson of walmart founder. To arrive at a ranking of the city's wealthiest people of all time, chicago gathered information on the net worth of a number of the city's biggest tycoons of the 19th and 20th. 10 of the richest people in chicago and here’s how they did it.
Altogether, they are worth $13.1 trillion, up from $8. Hedge fund giant ken griffin and his $30.8 billion ranks number one in the state. The 13 illinois residents on the forbes 400, the magazine's annual list of the country's richest people, are nearly all a bit richer this year.
Billionaires are ranked by net worth as of march 24. In illinois, the richest person remains ken griffin, the founder of chicago hedge fund citadel. The number of billionaires on forbes’ 35th annual list jumped to an unprecedented 2,755 people, 660 more than a year ago. From esteemed chefs to lawyers, real estate magnates, entrepreneurs and everyone in between, this is the authoritative guide to power in chicago.
Forbes magazine released its annual list of billionaires, and 22 illinois residents made the cut for 2021. According to forbes, chicago’s lukas walton is again the richest person in the state, raising his net worth to just shy of $28 billion. Stacker compiled a list of the richest billionaires who are residents of illinois, using data from forbes. Chicago is home to several billionaires, many of whom have made their fortunes through various business.
Forbes lists 23 billionaires in.