Richest billionaires in California
Stacker compiled the richest billionaires in California using data from Forbes. Net worth is as of August 18, 2026.
The first billionaire is generally considered to be John D. Rockefeller in 1916, though some argue it was Henry Ford in 1925. Fast-forward over 100 years and there are now around 3,000 billionaires around the world. Read on to see which billionaires live in your area and the richest across the country.
Richest billionaires in California
#20. Jan Koum
– Net worth: $16.8 billion
– Source: WhatsApp
– Industry: Technology
– Lives in: Atherton, California
#19. John Collison
– Net worth: $17.5 billion
– Source: Payment software
– Industry: Technology
– Lives in: San Francisco, California
#18. Patrick Collison
– Net worth: $17.5 billion
– Source: Payment software
– Industry: Technology
– Lives in: San Francisco, California
#17. Eric Smidt
– Net worth: $17.9 billion
– Source: Hardware stores
– Industry: Fashion & Retail
– Lives in: Beverly Hills, California
#16. Jack Dangermond
– Net worth: $18.0 billion
– Source: Mapping software
– Industry: Technology
– Lives in: Redlands, California
#15. Donald Bren
– Net worth: $19.2 billion
– Source: Real estate
– Industry: Real Estate
– Lives in: Newport Beach, California
#14. John Doerr
– Net worth: $22.5 billion
– Source: Venture capital
– Industry: Finance & Investments
– Lives in: Woodside, California
#13. Henry Nicholas III
– Net worth: $23.0 billion
– Source: Semiconductors
– Industry: Technology
– Lives in: Newport Coast, California
#12. Brett Adcock
– Net worth: $23.4 billion
– Source: Robots
– Industry: Technology
– Lives in: Palo Alto, California
#11. Robert Pera
– Net worth: $31.7 billion
– Source: Wireless networking
– Industry: Technology
– Lives in: San Jose, California
#10. David Sun
– Net worth: $31.8 billion
– Source: Computer hardware
– Industry: Technology
– Lives in: Irvine, California
#9. John Tu
– Net worth: $31.8 billion
– Source: Computer hardware
– Industry: Technology
– Lives in: Rolling Hills, California
#8. Peter Thiel
– Net worth: $31.9 billion
– Source: Facebook, investments
– Industry: Finance & Investments
– Lives in: Los Angeles, California
#7. Henry Samueli
– Net worth: $36.7 billion
– Source: Semiconductors
– Industry: Technology
– Lives in: Newport Beach, California
#6. Eric Schmidt
– Net worth: $38.3 billion
– Source: Google
– Industry: Technology
– Lives in: Atherton, California
#5. Andreas von Bechtolsheim & family
– Net worth: $40.6 billion
– Source: Google
– Industry: Technology
– Lives in: Palo Alto, California
#4. Jensen Huang
– Net worth: $194.2 billion
– Source: Semiconductors
– Industry: Technology
– Lives in: Los Altos, California
#3. Mark Zuckerberg
– Net worth: $195.4 billion
– Source: Facebook
– Industry: Technology
– Lives in: Palo Alto, California
#2. Sergey Brin
– Net worth: $259.6 billion
– Source: Google
– Industry: Technology
– Lives in: Los Altos, California
#1. Larry Page
– Net worth: $281.4 billion
– Source: Google
– Industry: Technology
– Lives in: Palo Alto, California
Richest billionaires in the U.S.
#10. Warren Buffett
– Net worth: $141.6 billion
– Source: Berkshire Hathaway
– Industry: Finance & Investments
– Lives in: Omaha, Nebraska
#9. Steve Ballmer
– Net worth: $148.5 billion
– Source: Microsoft
– Industry: Technology
– Lives in: Hunts Point, Washington
#8. Larry Ellison
– Net worth: $188.5 billion
– Source: Oracle
– Industry: Technology
– Lives in: Manalapan, Florida
#7. Jensen Huang
– Net worth: $194.2 billion
– Source: Semiconductors
– Industry: Technology
– Lives in: Los Altos, California
#6. Mark Zuckerberg
– Net worth: $195.4 billion
– Source: Facebook
– Industry: Technology
– Lives in: Palo Alto, California
#5. Michael Dell
– Net worth: $251.7 billion
– Source: Dell Technologies
– Industry: Technology
– Lives in: Austin, Texas
#4. Sergey Brin
– Net worth: $259.6 billion
– Source: Google
– Industry: Technology
– Lives in: Los Altos, California
#3. Jeff Bezos
– Net worth: $269.0 billion
– Source: Amazon
– Industry: Technology
– Lives in: Miami, Florida
#2. Larry Page
– Net worth: $281.4 billion
– Source: Google
– Industry: Technology
– Lives in: Palo Alto, California
#1. Elon Musk
– Net worth: $894.9 billion
– Source: Tesla, SpaceX
– Industry: Technology
– Lives in: Austin, Texas
