Fairfield County”™s wealthiest were in the spotlight in Forbes”™ 2018 edition of The World”™s Billionaires, with 14 individuals with businesses and/or residences in the county cited in the annual highlighting of individuals with a net worth of $1 billion or higher.
Perhaps the most publicly recognized Connecticut name on the list was WWE CEO Vince McMahon, who turned up at No. 1,394 with a net worth of $1.7 billion. And a one-time weekend resident of Greenwich, President Donald Trump, made the list with a ranking at No. 766 for a net wealth of $3.1 billion.
In ascending order, the top 10 billionaires on the list are Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Bernard Arnault and family, Mark Zuckerberg, Amancio Ortega, Carlos Slim Helu and family, Charles Koch, David Koch and Larry Ellison.