DALLAS — Editor's note: The video above aired in April 2021.
Over 40 percent of Texas’ billionaires hail from Dallas-Fort Worth, according to a Forbes ranking of the world’s billionaires released earlier this year. Of the 2,755 billionaires included in the list, 64 reside in the Lone Star State and North Texas has the most out of the state's major metro areas with 27, according to Forbes.
Fort Worth’s Alice Walton — daughter of Walmart Inc. founder Sam Walton — is North Texas’ richest person with an estimated net worth of $61.8 billion. New North Texans making appearances on this year's list include Mark and Robyn Jones, and A. Jayson Adair.
With Elon Musk’s relocation to the Austin region, he has taken the No. 1 spot in Texas and now sits as the second-richest man in the world — up from No. 31 last year. The list is a snapshot of wealth calculated by Forbes by using stock prices and exchanges rates from March 5.
Here are the 27 billionaires from Dallas-Fort Worth that Forbes highlighted in its report, along with their estimated net worth, ranked in order of ascending wealth:
27. A. Jayson Adair, $1.0 billion: CEO of Dallas-based Copart
26. John Goff, $1.3 billion: Founder of Crescent Real Estate
25. Timothy Headington, $1.4 billion: Founder of Headington Oil and investor in Downtown Dallas' development
24. Darwin Deason, $1.4 billion: Tech entrepreneur who founded and sold Affiliated Computer Services Inc.
23. Kenny Troutt, $1.5 billion: Longtime executive in the telecommunications industry
22. Stephen Winn, $1.9 billion: Founder and CEO of RealPage
21. Todd Wagner, $1.9 billion: Tech entrepreneur and business partner of Mark Cuban
20. Lee Bass, $1.9 billion: After inheriting millions from his uncle, he grew wealth through the oil industry alongside his three brothers
19. W. Herbert Hunt, $2.0 billion: Son of H.L. Hunt, who continued to grow wealth through the oil industry
18. Ray Davis, $2.1 billion: Alongside Kelcy Warren, co-founded Energy Transfer
17. Edward Bass, $2.2 billion: After inheriting millions from his uncle, he grew wealth through the oil industry alongside his three brothers
16. Donald Horton, $2.4 billion: Founder of D.R. Horton
15. Mark & Robyn Jones, $2.5 billion: Co-founders of Goosehead Insurance
14. Gerald Ford, $2.5 billion: SMU grad who grew fortune by buying suffering banks
13. H. Ross Perot Jr., $2.7 billion: Son of H. Ross Perot Sr. and founder of Hillwood
12. Sid Bass, $2.9 billion: After inheriting millions from his uncle, he grew wealth through the oil industry alongside his three brothers
11. Kelcy Warren, $3.4 billion: Alongside Ray Davis, founded Energy Transfer and serves as its CEO and chairman