Nine Arizonans made Forbes' annual list of the world's billionaires.
The faces are familiar including Discount Tire founder Bruce Halle, who is the richest person in Arizona with a net worth of $5.9 billion. With his fortune, Halle ranked No. 284 on the Forbeslist, the highest ranking Arizonan.
He was followed by Mark Shoen of U-Haul International parent company, Amerco (Nasdaq: UHAL), who has a net worth of $4.6 billion. Shoen was ranked No. 352 overall.
According to Forbes, the world has 1,826 billionaires, or people with a net worth of at least $1 billion. This year's list included 290 newcomers.
The list is dominated by Americans, with 350 making the prestigious top 1,000. China had 71 billionaires.
The average billionaire, according to Forbes, had a net worth of $3.86 billion.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates topped the list with a net worth of $79.2 billion. He was followed by Mexican telecom businessman Carlos Slim, who is worth $77.1 billion and investor Warren Buffett, whose net worth is $72.7 billion.
The full list of Arizonans is here:
Name | Net worth | Forbes ranking
Bruce Halle | $5.9 billion | 284
Mark Shoen | $4.6 billion | 352
John Kapoor | $3.1 billion | 577
Bennett Dorrance | $2.3 billion | 810
Herbert Louis | $2.2 billion | 847
Bob Parsons | $1.8 billion | 1,054
Arturo Moreno | $1.5 billion | 1,250
Peter Sperling | $1.3 billion | 1,415
Joe Shoen | $1.1 billion | 1,638
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