A few Ohioans made the cut for this year’s Forbes 400, which lists and ranks the 400 richest people in the U.S.
The people on the list are worth a combined $6.6 trillion, a record-setting sum. The 2025 Forbes 400 is $1.2 trillion richer than last year’s list, according to Forbes.
Ninety-year-old Mike Brown, who owns the Cincinnati Bengals, and his family, come in at No. 301 on the list with a net worth of $5 billion. Forbes valued the Bengals at over $5 billion this year. Brown and family’s net worth jumped over $1 billion from 2024 to 2025.
The richest person in Ohio, according to Forbes, is Les Wexner. He and his family come in at No. 137 on the list with a net worth of $9.3 billion.
Wexner founded L Brands, a retail brand that owned Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works, and he served as the company’s CEO for more than 50 years.
The third Ohioan on the Forbes 400 list is Denise York and her family, who own over 90% of the San Francisco 49ers. York and family are worth an estimated $8.4 billion, putting her at No. 163 on the list.
York lives in Youngstown, Ohio. The 49ers are the NFL’s sixth-most valuable team, according to Forbes, securing York’s spot on the list.
Topping the list this year are household names like Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos. The number one spot belongs to Elon Musk, with a net worth of $428 billion.