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Richest People in California

Mark Zuckerberg is the richest person in California, with a net worth of $209.7 billion as of November 7, 2026. Jensen Huang is second with $162.2B. There are 231 billionaires in California, worth $1.54 trillion combined.

· Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires

#NameNet worth
1Mark ZuckerbergMark ZuckerbergFacebook$209.7B
2Jensen HuangNvidia$162.2B
3Eric SchmidtGoogle$33.36B
4Robert PeraWireless networking$29.62B
5Henry SamueliSemiconductors$28.46B
6Greg BrockmanOpenAI$25.49B
7Brett AdcockRobots$23.39B
8John TuComputer hardware$22.48B
9David SunComputer hardware$22.46B
10John DoerrVenture capital$20.39B
11Donald BrenReal estate$19.8B
12Henry Nicholas IIISemiconductors$19.63B
13Marc AndreessenVenture capital investing$18.53B
14Jan KoumWhatsApp$18.47B
15Eric SmidtHardware stores$17.76B
16Laurene Powell JobsApple, Disney$15.84B
17Adam Foroughiadvertising technology$14.24B
18George RobertsPrivate equity$14.03B
19Tom BrownArtificial intelligence$13.8B
20Daniela AmodeiArtificial intelligence$13.7B
21Jack ClarkArtificial intelligence$13.7B
22Jared KaplanArtificial intelligence$13.7B
23Dario AmodeiArtificial intelligence$13.6B
24Charles SchwabDiscount brokerage$13.19B
25Brian CheskyAirbnb$13.11B
26Sam McCandlishArtificial intelligence$13.1B
27Marijke MarsCandy, pet food$12.59B
28Nathan BlecharczykAirbnb$12.36B
29Antony ResslerFinance$11.49B
30Douglas LeoneVenture capital$11.16B
31Tom GoresPrivate equity$10.64B
32Patrick Soon-ShiongPharmaceuticals$10.63B
33Vinod KhoslaSun Microsystems, venture capital$10.19B
34David GeffenMovies, record labels$9.68B
35Jack DangermondMapping software$9.4B
36Steven RalesManufacturing, investments$9.38B
37Dustin MoskovitzFacebook$8.78B
38Marc BenioffBusiness software$8.65B
39Michael MilkenInvestments$8.56B
40Chris LarsenCryptocurrency$8.44B
41Ken Xie & familyCybersecurity$8.14B
42Tench CoxeVenture capital$7.73B
43Jack DorseyTwitter, Square$7.6B
44Edward Roski JrReal estate$7.59B
45Ali GhodsiData analytics$7.58B
46Neal Blue & familyDefense$7.14B
47Rick CarusoReal estate$7.08B
48Ion StoicaData analytics$7.03B
49Matei ZahariaData analytics$7.03B
50Edythe Broad & familyHomebuilding, insurance$7.02B
51Michael XieCybersecurity $6.97B
52Michael MoritzVenture capital$6.89B
53Brian ArmstrongCryptocurrency$6.85B
54Jayshree UllalComputer networking$6.61B
55Jean (Gigi) PritzkerHotels, investments$6.4B
56Stephen CohenSoftware$6.23B
57Archie Aldis Emmerson & familyTimberland, lumber mills$6.09B
58Palmer LuckeyVirtual reality, defense technology$5.92B
59Rupert Johnson JrFranklin Templeton$5.88B
60Romesh T. WadhwaniSoftware$5.87B
61Gordon Getty & familyGetty Oil$5.75B
62Baiju BhattStock trading app$5.65B
63Steven HaoAI software$5.6B
64George LucasStar Wars$5.5B
65Eric Yuan & familyZoom Video Communications$5.42B
66Lynda ResnickAgriculture$5.39B
67Stewart ResnickAgriculture$5.39B
68Gwendolyn Sontheim MeyerCargill$5.35B
69Dagmar Dolby & familyDolby Laboratories$5.31B
70Marc StadVenture capital$5.31B
71Scott CookSoftware$5.25B
72John A. Sobrato & familyReal estate$5.24B
73David FiloYahoo$5.21B
74Peter GassnerSoftware$5.16B
75Anthony PritzkerHotels, investments$4.96B
76Vlad TenevStock trading app$4.92B
77Donald SterlingReal estate$4.8B
78Jim CoulterPrivate equity$4.65B
79Sanjit BiswasSensor systems$4.6B
80Thomas SiebelBusiness software$4.57B
81José E. FelicianoPrivate equity$4.54B
82Behdad EghbaliPrivate equity$4.54B
83John BicketSensor systems$4.43B
84Andrew KaramAdvertising technology$4.28B
85Reed HastingsNetflix$4.16B
86Jed McCalebCryptocurrency$3.94B
87Scott CrabillPrivate equity$3.91B
88Holden SpahtPrivate equity$3.91B
89Seth BoroPrivate equity$3.87B
90Kavitark Ram ShriramGoogle, venture capital$3.84B
91Danny HarrisAlo Yoga$3.73B
92Marco DeGeorgeAlo Yoga$3.69B
93Hemant TanejaVenture capital$3.63B
94Walden YanVibe coding$3.6B
95Brian ActonWhatsApp$3.58B
96Jeff RothschildFacebook$3.57B
97John FisherGap$3.55B
98Anthony WoodRoku $3.52B
99David BaszuckiOnline games$3.5B
100Frank SlootmanSoftware$3.45B
101Oprah WinfreyOprah WinfreyTV shows$3.42B
102Richard PeeryReal estate$3.42B
103Rodney Sacks & familyEnergy drinks$3.41B
104Parker ConradSoftware$3.4B
105Sean ParkerFacebook$3.36B
106William Hockeyfintech$3.33B
107Jay PaulReal estate$3.27B
108Haim SabanTV network, investments$3.25B
109Alexandr Wangartificial intelligence$3.21B
110John PritzkerHotels, investments$3.2B
111Daniel PritzkerHotels, investments$3.19B
112William ChisholmPrivate equity$3.18B
113George Argyros & familyReal estate, investments$3.1B
114Sam AltmanInvestments$3.09B
115Eduardo VivasAdvertising technology$3.09B
116Tim CookApple$3.09B
117Jerry YangYahoo$3.08B
118Nicolas BerggruenReal estate, investments$2.93B
119Jay-ZJay-ZMusic$2.8B
120Aneel BhusriBusiness software$2.71B
121Reid HoffmanLinkedIn$2.64B
122Scott WuVibe coding$2.6B
123Bruce KarshPrivate equity$2.58B
124Drew HoustonCloud storage service$2.56B
125Tom FordFashion$2.52B
126Bret TaylorAI customer service agents$2.5B
127Clay BavorAI customer service agents$2.5B
128Egon DurbanPrivate equity$2.45B
129Kenneth HaoPrivate equity $2.45B
130Riaz ValaniE-cigarettes $2.45B
131Thomas SteyerHedge funds$2.44B
132Alec GoresPrivate equity$2.4B
133Sheryl SandbergFacebook$2.38B
134Joe LacobGolden State Warriors$2.34B
135Aman SangerAI software$2.32B
136Michael TruellAI software$2.32B
137Kevin SystromInstagram$2.3B
138Tim Drapercryptocurrency$2.29B
139Sarah MacMillanCargill$2.29B
140Jyoti BansalAI software$2.28B
141Irving Grousbeck & familyTelecommunication, sports$2.23B
142Adarsh HiremathAI Software$2.2B
143Brendan FoodyAI Software$2.2B
144Surya MidhaAI Software$2.2B
145Nicholas PritzkerHotels, investments$2.17B
146Evan SpiegelSnapchat$2.16B
147Bennett RosenthalFinance$2.16B
148Richard SaghianFast fashion$2.15B
149Walter WangManufacturing$2.13B
150Steven TischLoews, New York Giants$2.12B
151Andy KonwinskiArtificial intelligence $2.1B
152Guillermo RauchAI software$2.1B
153Fred Ehrsamcryptocurrency exchange$2.08B
154Barbara Banke & familyWine$2.06B
155Tom WernerSports teams$2.04B
156Thomas MuellerSpace$2.03B
157Edward GlazerManchester United, Tampa Bay Buccaneers$2.01B
158Bill GrossInvestments$2.01B
159Paul BlochData storage$2B
160Max Levchinfintech$1.99B
161Vasily ShikinAdvertising technology$1.98B
162Amjad MasadAI software$1.98B
163David KaplanFinance$1.97B
164Art LevinsonGenentech, Apple$1.97B
165Geoffrey PalmerReal estate$1.95B
166Evan WilliamsTwitter$1.95B
167Sue GrossInvestments$1.94B
168Mark AttanasioFinance$1.92B
169Kim KardashianShapewear, skincare$1.89B
170Robert FisherGap$1.85B
171Jon WinkelriedPrivate equity, banking$1.84B
172Jeff TangneyHealthcare IT$1.83B
173Thomas ReyesFood & beverage distribution$1.8B
174Thierry Cruanessoftware$1.78B
175Gary MichelsonMedical patents$1.76B
176Donald FrieseManufacturing$1.75B
177James ScapaSoftware$1.73B
178Tony Xufood delivery service$1.7B
179Benoit DagevilleSoftware$1.7B
180Patrick HanrahanSoftware$1.7B
181Nikesh AroraCybersecurity, SoftBank, Google$1.66B
182Mike SpeiserSoftware$1.66B
183Jeffrey GundlachInvestments$1.64B
184Bobby MurphySnapchat$1.55B
185Magic JohnsonBasketball, investments$1.55B
186Jeff Lawsonsoftware$1.55B
187Jeff T. GreenDigital advertising $1.55B
188Sanjay GajendraSemiconductors$1.54B
189Gloria JosephInsurance$1.54B
190Peter GuberSports teams, movies $1.54B
191Dick WolfLaw & Order$1.54B
192Jitendra MohanSemiconductors$1.54B
193William FisherGap$1.54B
194Charles LiangComputer hardware $1.53B
195Michael Teelsupermarkets$1.51B
196George MarcusReal estate$1.5B
197Peter LudwigAI software$1.5B
198Qasar YounisAI software$1.5B
199Andy Fangfood delivery app$1.5B
200Brian Schimpfdefense technology$1.48B

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Frequently asked questions

Who is the richest person in California?

Mark Zuckerberg is the richest person in California, worth $209.7 billion according to Forbes' real-time data on November 7, 2026.

How many billionaires are there in California?

Forbes counts 231 billionaires in California, with a combined net worth of $1.54 trillion.