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It's called nan "three-comma club," and immoderate well-known Americans person precocious go members, on pinch 263 others.
The Forbes database of New Billionaires 2024 was published Tuesday. The elite nine consists of a grounds number of 2,781 billionaires astir nan world this year, and astir of them are from nan U.S.
Here's a look astatine 5 of nan astir notable from nan list:
5. Shunsaku Sagami
At conscionable 33, nan youngest self-made billionaire connected nan database is nan Japanese laminitis of Tokyo-based advisory patient M&A Research Institute, which employs artificial intelligence to find buyers for companies. Sagami is worthy an estimated $1.9 billion. The youngest wide is 19-year-old Livia Voigt, who inherited $1.1 cardinal via a liking successful nan Brazilian turbine shaper WEG, which her grandfather co-founded.
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The Shein app is displayed connected a telephone screen. Its co-founders made Forbes' database of 2024 caller billionaires. (Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images / Getty Images)
4. Maggie Gu, Molly Miao and Ren Xiaoqing
These 3 are nan Chinese co-founders of Shein, nan Gen Z fast-fashion retailer. Each is worthy an estimated $4.2 billion, according to Forbes. Their institution successful 2022 enjoyed nan largest stock of nan American fast-fashion marketplace and was weighted astatine $100 billion, according to Wired.
3. Todd Graves
The laminitis of fast-food giant Raising Cane's, Graves is worthy an estimated $9.1 billion.
"Todd personifies nan entrepreneurial tone — nan committedness that pinch dedication, drive, difficult activity and a awesome concept, dreams tin beryllium achieved," his curriculum vitae connected nan chickenhearted digit company's website says. "Only 24 years aged erstwhile he began his journey, Todd and his Crew person grown Raising Cane’s from a azygous field Restaurant to 1 of nan fastest-growing ample edifice brands successful nan U.S."
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Raising Cane's laminitis Todd Graves is connected nan 2024 Forbes database of caller billionaires. (Raising Cane's via Twitter)
2. Earvin "Magic" Johnson
NBA Hall of Famer Earvin "Magic" Johnson has an estimated nett worthy of $1.2 billion. The Los Angeles Lakers icon has dominated disconnected nan tribunal by investing successful master sports teams, including nan Los Angeles Dodgers, nan WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks and nan NFL's Washington Commanders; a concatenation of movie theaters base his name; Starbucks franchises; and more.
Former NBA awesome Magic Johnson attends nan 7th Annual Imagine Ball astatine The Peppermint Club successful Los Angeles connected Oct. 9, 2022. He made Forbes' 2024 database of caller billionaires. (Paul Archuleta/Getty Images)
1. Taylor Swift
The hottest popular prima connected nan satellite became nan world's astir celebrated billionaire. The 34-year-old Swift became nan first musician to go a billionaire arsenic a nonstop consequence of songs and performances. Swift is worthy an estimated $1.1 billion.
Swift's Eras Tour, which began successful March 2023 and will proceed done nan extremity of this year, is nan first to break $1 cardinal successful revenue, according to Forbes.
Taylor Swift performs onstage during her Eras Tour astatine Tokyo Dome successful Tokyo connected Feb. 7. (Christopher Jue/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management / Getty Images)
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Together, each nan billionaires connected nan database are worthy a grounds $14.2 trillion.
