Breaking Down the Wealth of America’s Top 20 Billionaires

What we’re showing

This graphic visualizes the net worth of America’s top 20 billionaires by industry, as of Dec. 11, 2024. Data comes from the Forbes Real-time Billionaires List.

Defining net worth

Net worth is the total value of someone’s assets minus their debts. In the case of billionaires, most of their wealth comes from stocks, real estate, and businesses. 

For example, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has climbed the billionaire rankings as his company quickly became one of the world’s most valuable corporations in 2024.