{"id":118308,"date":"2026-01-31T13:06:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T13:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/118308\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T13:06:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T13:06:17","slug":"see-the-10-richest-billionaires-in-new-york-and-how-they-made-their-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/118308\/","title":{"rendered":"See the 10 richest billionaires in New York and how they made their money"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"42RIPBTNNFDQXCX3FVOAWYL7LU\">New York is home to no shortage of wealthy individuals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"326PO74RTFHYLBFXFL45DU6YFQ\">Below you\u2019ll find a look at the 10 billionaires with the most wealth in the state, according to a recent list <a href=\"https:\/\/stacker.com\/stories\/new-york\/richest-billionaires-new-york\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/stacker.com\/stories\/new-york\/richest-billionaires-new-york\">from Stacker<\/a>. The site used figures from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/real-time-billionaires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/real-time-billionaires\/\">Forbes<\/a> as of Jan. 22 to compile the list.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"E6EAKTZMJJGSTFQBR6OL65HRFY\">Nationwide and worldwide, the wealthiest person as of that date was Elon Musk, with a net worth of $785.9 billion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"BA4RBLL2UBDYNBP46MTRCFQ2FQ\">Wealthiest billionaires in New York:<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"4B3DEGH3WVH55OJWEIOE46LROM\">#10. Donald Newhouse- Net worth: $16.3 billion- Source: Media- Industry: Media &amp; Entertainment- Lives in: New York, New York<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"HCQ2OSFBOJFRRF6JCLVOM3O3DY\">#9. Edwin Chen- Net worth: $18.0 billion- Source: Artificial intelligence- Industry: Technology- Lives in: New York, New York<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"MLPQOLLDU5FQFNOVTFBCPFIPXY\">#8. Israel Englander- Net worth: $18.9 billion- Source: Hedge funds- Industry: Finance &amp; Investments- Lives in: New York, New York<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"R7HQUAELOZHKPGYHA6NSMOCYZE\">#7. Rupert Murdoch &amp; family- Net worth: $24.8 billion- Source: Newspapers, TV network- Industry: Media &amp; Entertainment- Lives in: New York, New York<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"BDN647GPZJDZJHA2AYJMVZD3HU\">#6. Marilyn Simons &amp; family- Net worth: $32.5 billion- Source: Hedge funds- Industry: Finance &amp; Investments- Lives in: East Setauket, New York<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"RHYZ2YHQ6FCUVBL6MV2UDUKNQE\">#5. Alain Wertheimer- Net worth: $42.5 billion- Source: Chanel- Industry: Fashion &amp; Retail- Lives in: New York, New York<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"HKZR6HMOHNGZNBBECVDPD25MOI\">#4. Gerard Wertheimer- Net worth: $42.5 billion- Source: Chanel- Industry: Fashion &amp; Retail- Lives in: New York, New York<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"HJMM3PCR3ZFENMXFB2CAIO3ZZ4\">#3. Stephen Schwarzman- Net worth: $48.6 billion- Source: Investments- Industry: Finance &amp; Investments- Lives in: New York, New York<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"K5BCECDHWFCB3DFZ6VAJ4ZBPCA\">#2. Julia Koch &amp; family- Net worth: $81.2 billion- Source: Koch, Inc.- Industry: Diversified- Lives in: New York, New York<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"LLS3MDEJOZEKDPG4BMHQDI3XFU\">#1. Michael Bloomberg- Net worth: $109.4 billion- Source: Bloomberg LP- Industry: Finance &amp; Investments- Lives in: New York, New York<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"DILILTMEP5ENFJMGPEWTQI5ISU\">Note: Donald Newhouse is president of Advance Publications, the parent company of Advance Local and Advance Media New York, which publishes Syracuse.com and The Post-Standard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York is home to no shortage of wealthy individuals. 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