Forbes 2022 World’s Billionaires list is out. Here are the richest people in Georgia.

If you added up all the wealth of today’s global billionaires, the total dollar amount would reflect $12.7 trillion.

According to Patch, “More than 1,000 billionaires are richer than they were a year ago. And more than 200 people became billionaires over the past year as ordinary Americans grapple with record gas prices and rising food costs at the grocery store.”

Out of 2,668 billionaires worldwide, 18 are from Georgia. The richest Georgia billionaire makes $8.6 billion.

So, who is the top billionaire in Georgia?

Bernard Marcus, co-founder of Home Depot, is the highest paid billionaire in the Peach State.

We’re not done though.

Here’s the complete Forbes list of Georgia billionaires:

1. Bernard Marcus, Home Depot: $8.7 billion
2. Jim Kennedy, Cox Enterprises: $7.8 billion
3. Arthur Blank, Home Depot/Atlanta Falcons: $7.1 billion
4. John Brown, medical equipment: $5.4 billion
5. Gary Rollins, pest control: $5.3 billion
6. Ben Chestnut, email marketing: $5 billion
7. Dan Kurzius, email marketing: $5 billion
8. Bubba Cathy, Chick-fil-A, net worth: $4.6 billion
9. Dan Cathy, Chick-fil-A, net worth: $4.6 billion
10. Trudy Cathy White, Chick-fil-A: $4.6 billion
11. Ted Turner, cable television: $2.3 billion
12. Joe Rogers Jr., Waffle House: $2 billion
13. David Zalik, financial technology: $1.9 billion
14. Tope Awatona, scheduling software company Calendly: $1.4 billion
15. Sara Blakely, Spanx: $1.1 billion
16. Ronald Clarke, payments technology: $1.1 billion
17. Tyler Perry, movies and television: $1 billion
18. Jeff Sprecher, global stock exchange operator ICE: $1 billion

Patch also revealed that America “leads the world with 735 billionaires worth a collective $4.7 trillion.”

Forbes 2022 World’s Billionaires list also includes Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates. Visit Forbes to see how they stack up on the full list.

This story was originally published August 10, 2022 at 6:04 AM with the headline "Forbes 2022 World’s Billionaires list is out. Here are the richest people in Georgia.."

Chelsea Madden

The Telegraph

Chelsea is a service journalism reporter who began working for McClatchy in 2022. She was born and raised in Middle Georgia and lives in Forsyth. She attended Wesleyan College for undergrad and a few years after that, went to SCAD for an MFA in writing. Outside of work, Chelsea likes to watch Netflix, read books in the thriller genre and chase her toddler around.