13 Billionaires In CT Among Richest Americans: New Forbes List

CONNECTICUT — Billionaire financier and NY Mets owner Steve Cohen is the wealthiest person in Connecticut, according to Forbes annual ranking of the world’s super rich. He moves into the top spot from his 2023 position in second place.

Cohen runs Point72 Asset Management, a $30.6 billion hedge fund firm that started managing outside capital in 2018. Prior to then, he ran SAC Capital, one of the most successful hedge funds ever.

In 2020, Cohen purchased the NY Mets for $2.4 billion, the highest price ever paid for an MLB team, according to Forbes. His art collection alone is worth around a billion dollars.

Overall, the 400 richest billionaires in America have more wealth than a year ago, and there are now more billionaires than ever: 2,781 in all, 141 more than last year and 26 more than the record set in 2021, Forbes said. Those on the list are worth a total of $14.2 trillion, up by $2 trillion from 2023.

These are Connecticut’s billionaires, their worth, age, industry and standing in the global wealth rankings, according to Forbes :

No. 97 Steve Cohen, 67, of Greenwich, $19.8 billion

No. 124 Ray Dalio, 74, of Greenwich, $15.4 billion

No. 477 Karen Pritzker, 66, of Branford, $6.1 billion

No. 477 Todd Boehly, 50, of Darien, $6.1 billion

No. 775 Brad Jacobs, 67, of Greenwich, $4.1 billion

No. 1,187 Douglas Ostrover, 61, of Greenwich, $2.8 billion

No. 1,286 Vince McMahon, 78, of Greenwich, $2.6 billion

No. 1,330 Stephen Mandel Jr., 68, of Greenwich, 2.5 billion

No. 1,623 Alexandra Daitch, 61, of Old Lyme, $2 billion

No. 1,623 Lucy Stitzer, 64, of Greenwich, $2 billion

No. 1,764 Clifford Asness, 57, of Greenwich, $1.8 billion

No. 1,764 Mario Gabelli, 82, of Greenwich, $1.8 billion:

No. 1,851 Michael Rees, 49, of New Canaan, $1.7 billion

Forbes now lists former Connecticut billionaires Andreas Halvorsen ($7.2 billion) and Alex Behring ($6.3 billion) as living in Norway and Brazil, respectively.

Nearly all of Connecticut’s super rich got that way from working in the finance and investments field. Notable exceptions are wrestling mogul McMahon, Cargill heiresses Daitch and Stitzer, and Jacobs, who made his mint in logistics.

Leading the 2024 global wealth list is French businessman Bernard Arnault, the head of luxury goods giant LVMH, with a value of $233 billion. He’s $38 billion richer than the world’s No. 2, Tesla, SpaceX and X honcho Elon Musk, who is worth an estimated $195 billion.

Forbes says Musk is the richest U.S. resident, followed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who owns The Washington Post, as well, according to Forbes’ list of The World’s Richest Billionaires for 2024. He is worth an estimated $194 billion, Forbes said.