Jeff Bezos tops Florida's wealth list as Forbes 400 records record $8 trillion total

Jeff Bezos, Amazon's founder and chairman, tops the Forbes 400 list of Florida's wealthiest people with a net worth of $378 billion, placing him second nationwide behind Elon Musk, who entered trillion-dollar territory after SpaceX went public. The 45th annual ranking shows the combined fortunes of the 400 richest Americans reaching a record $8 trillion, a rise from $6.6 trillion the previous year. Among the top ten Floridians are Larry Ellison of Oracle ($204 billion), Interactive Brokers chair Thomas Peterffy ($107 billion), Citadel founder Ken Griffin ($60.5 billion), Appaloosa Management’s David Tepper ($25.8 billion), real-estate magnate Stephen Ross ($21.5 billion), Valor Equity founder Antonio Gracias ($17.1 billion), Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shahid Khan ($16.5 billion), Reyes Holdings brothers Jude and Chris ($14.3 billion) and Summit Therapeutics co-CEO Robert Duggan ($13.4 billion). Forbes derived these figures from SEC documents, court filings, probate records and news reports, reflecting valuations as of September 2026.