Friday, March 4, 2016

13 Georgians make the 2016 Forbes Billionaires list

From The Atlanta Business Chronicle:

The United States has 540 billionaires, more than any other country in the world. And several of them reside in the Peach State.

Cox Enterprises Chairman Jim Kennedy -- net worth of $9.9 billion, No. 108 in the world and No. 42 in the United States
James Chambers, Katharine Rayner and Margaretta Taylor -- net worth of $6.4 billion, No. 178 in the world, No. 66 in the United States
Chick-fil-A Inc. Senior Vice President Bubba Cathy -- net worth of $3.4 billion, No. 495 (tie) in the world and No. 179 in the United States
Chick-fil-A Inc. Chairman and CEO Dan Cathy -- net worth of $3.4 billion, No. 495 (tie) in the world and No. 179 in the United States
The Home Depot Inc. founder and philanthropist Bernie Marcus -- net worth $3.5 billion, No. 495 (tie) in the world and No. 179 in the United States
The Home Depot Inc. and Atlanta Falcons owner founder Arthur Blank -- net worth of $2.7 billion, No. 666 in the world and No. 240 in the United States
Rollins Inc. CEO Gary Rollins -- net worth of $2.6 billion, No. 688 (tie) in the world and No. 248 in the United States
Rollins Inc. Chairman Randall Rollins -- net worth of $2.6 billion, No. 688 (tie) in the world and No. 248 in the United States
Media mogul Ted Turner -- net worth of $2.2 billio n, No. 810 in the world and No. 288 in the United States
Mohawk Industries Inc. CEO Jeffrey Lorberbaum -- net worth of $1.9 billion, No. 1,067 in the world and No. 372 in the United States
Spanx Inc. founder Sara Blakely -- net worth of $1.19 billion, No. 1,577 in the world and No. 486 in the United States

Eleven Georgians were on the list in 2015 -- check out their wealth last year here.

Anne Cox Chambers gave away her wealth last year to children James Chambers,Katharine Rayner and Margaretta Taylor and is not on the list this year.

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