Forbes’ latest ranking of the world’s richest people has been released, and the list features billionaires with ties to the Pittsburgh area.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The magazine on Tuesday released its 2026 World’s Billionaires list<\/a>, featuring a record 3,428 entrepreneurs, investors and heirs worth a record $20.1 trillion. Forbes said there “has never been a better time to be a billionaire.” The United States has the most billionaires with 989, including 15 of the top 20.<\/p>\n Of the 3,428 names on Forbes’ list, three individuals and families in the Pittsburgh area were included on the list. Their combined net worth totaled more than $15.1 billion.<\/p>\n Richest people in Pittsburgh<\/p>\n The richest people in the Pittsburgh area, according to Forbes, are Edward Stack and family, Thomas Tull, and Maggie Hardy.<\/p>\n Forbes says Stack<\/a>\u00a0is the executive chairman and largest individual shareholder of Dick’s Sporting Goods. The Coraopolis-based business has helped him acquire an estimated net worth of $5.4 billion. He is No. 780 on Forbes’ list.\u00a0<\/p>\n Tull<\/a>\u00a0founded production company Legendary Entertainment and owns minority stakes in the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New York Yankees, according to Forbes. He has an estimated net worth of $5.4 billion, landing him at No. 806 on the billionaires list.\u00a0<\/p>\n Hardy<\/a>\u00a0is the owner and CEO of 84 Lumber, which the magazine says is one of the largest privately-owned building materials suppliers in America. She also owns Nemacolin. Hardy has an estimated net worth of $4.3 billion and is No. 984 on the list.\u00a0<\/p>\n Other Pittsburgh connections to Forbes’ list<\/p>\n Pittsburgh natives David Tepper and Mark Cuban were on Forbes’ latest ranking of the world’s wealthiest people. However, the two billionaires do not live in Pennsylvania <\/p>\n According to Forbes, Tepper has an estimated net worth of $23.7 billion, landing him at No. 109 on the ranking, while Cuban’s estimated net worth of $6 billion slotted him in at No. 694<\/p>\n Tepper<\/a>\u00a0owns the National Football League’s Carolina Panthers and founded Appaloosa Management. He grew up in Pittsburgh’s Stanton Heights neighborhood.<\/p>\n Cuban<\/a>\u00a0owns a\u00a0minority stake<\/a>\u00a0in the National Basketball Association’s Dallas Mavericks and founded video portal Broadcast.com. He grew up in Mt. Lebanon.\u00a0<\/p>\n Thomas Hagen and family<\/a> have an estimated net worth of $5.3 billion, landing them at No. 806. Thomas Hagen is the chairman of Erie Indemnity, which is based in Erie.\u00a0<\/p>\n Ron Burkle<\/a>, the former owner of the National Hockey League’s Pittsburgh Penguins, has an estimated net worth of $3.9 billion and came in at No. 1,108 on the list. Burkle does not live in Pennsylvania.\u00a0<\/p>\n Richest person in Pennsylvania<\/p>\n Forbes says the richest person in Pennsylvania is Jeff Yass<\/a>, who came in at No. 28 with an estimated net worth of $67.4 billion. He is the cofounder of Susquehanna International Group, which the magazine describes as “one of Wall Street’s largest and most successful trading firms.”<\/p>\n Forbes explains methodology<\/p>\n The 2026 ranking of the richest people in the world was based on stock prices and exchange rates from March 1, Forbes said.\u00a0<\/p>\n