Forbes just released their annual list of the richest people in the world and six New Jersey billionaires made the list.
The 2026 ranking outlined 3,028 billionaires globally, amounting to over $16.1 trillion in combined networth—up a staggering $2 trillion from 2024.
New Jersey is home to six of the record 902 billionaires across the U.S. Here’s the breakdown of the Garden State’s richest residents.
The Richest People in New Jersey
John Overdeck
Net Worth: $8 billion
World Ranking: #455
John Overdeck co-founded Two Sigma, a quantitative investment firm managing $60 billion in assets. Overdeck has donated over $380 million to educational causes through his family foundation and chairs Princeton’s Institute for Advanced Study. He lives in Millburn.
Peter Kellogg
Net Worth: $5.4 billion
World Ranking: #780
Peter Kellogg built his wealth as a longtime executive at Spear, Leeds & Kellogg, selling the brokerage to Goldman Sachs for $6.5 billion in 2000. He later led IAT until 2015 and continues to chair the firm. He lives in Short Hills.
Brian Venturo
Net Worth: $3.2 billion
World Ranking: #1,325
Brian Venturo co-founded CoreWeave, a cloud computing firm that went public in 2025 at a $23 billion valuation, with Venturo holding approximately 6% ownership. The company, which counts Microsoft, Meta, and OpenAI as major clients, secured a $14 billion supply deal with Meta extending through 2031. He lives in Cedar Grove.
Larry Robins
Net Worth: $2.2 billion
World Ranking: #1,913
Larry Robbins founded and leads Glenview Capital Management, a hedge fund managing $2.6 billion in assets known for volatile year-to-year returns. A dedicated philanthropist, Robbins supports education reform through his family foundation and has chaired the Robin Hood Foundation since 2017, focusing on poverty reduction in New York City. He lives in Alpine.
Duncan MacMillan
Net Worth: $1.8 billion
World Ranking: #2,274
Duncan MacMillan co-founded Bloomberg LP in 1981, leaving a position at Salomon Brothers to help build what was then called Innovative Market Systems. MacMillan designed much of Bloomberg’s foundational computer architecture, contributing to the firm’s evolution into a financial data and media powerhouse with estimated revenues near $15 billion. He lives in Princeton.
Bruce Springsteen
Net Worth: $1.2 billion
World Ranking: 3,017
The Boss requires no introduction. Bruce Springsteen transformed his New Jersey roots and five decades of touring into a $1.2 billion fortune, selling over 140 million albums globally and earning 20 Grammy Awards, an Oscar, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction. In 2021, Springsteen sold his entire music catalog to Sony for $500 million, cementing his legacy as one of music’s most commercially successful artists. He lives in Colts Neck.
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