Richest billionaires in California

Stacker compiled the richest billionaires in California using data from Forbes. Net worth is as of October 19, 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. Sam McCandlish
- Net worth: $15.5 billion
- Source: Artificial intelligence
- Industry: Technology
- Lives in: San Francisco, California

#19. Dario Amodei
- Net worth: $15.5 billion
- Source: Artificial intelligence
- Industry: Technology
- Lives in: San Francisco, California

#18. Laurene Powell Jobs
- Net worth: $15.8 billion
- Source: Apple, Disney
- Industry: Technology
- Lives in: Palo Alto, California

#17. Patrick Collison
- Net worth: $17.5 billion
- Source: Payment software
- Industry: Technology
- Lives in: San Francisco, California

#16. John Collison
- Net worth: $17.5 billion
- Source: Payment software
- Industry: Technology
- Lives in: San Francisco, California

#15. Eric Smidt
- Net worth: $17.8 billion
- Source: Hardware stores
- Industry: Fashion & Retail
- Lives in: Beverly Hills, California

#14. Jan Koum
- Net worth: $18.8 billion
- Source: WhatsApp
- Industry: Technology
- Lives in: Atherton, California

#13. Donald Bren
- Net worth: $19.8 billion
- Source: Real estate
- Industry: Real Estate
- Lives in: Newport Beach, California

#12. Henry Nicholas III
- Net worth: $21.0 billion
- Source: Semiconductors
- Industry: Technology
- Lives in: Newport Coast, California

#11. John Doerr
- Net worth: $23.0 billion
- Source: Venture capital
- Industry: Finance & Investments
- Lives in: Woodside, California

#10. Brett Adcock
- Net worth: $23.4 billion
- Source: Robots
- Industry: Technology
- Lives in: Palo Alto, California

#9. Greg Brockman
- Net worth: $25.5 billion
- Source: OpenAI
- Industry: Technology
- Lives in: San Francisco, California

#8. David Sun
- Net worth: $28.2 billion
- Source: Computer hardware
- Industry: Technology
- Lives in: Irvine, California

#7. John Tu
- Net worth: $28.2 billion
- Source: Computer hardware
- Industry: Technology
- Lives in: Rolling Hills, California

#6. Robert Pera
- Net worth: $29.6 billion
- Source: Wireless networking
- Industry: Technology
- Lives in: San Jose, California

#5. Henry Samueli
- Net worth: $31.9 billion
- Source: Semiconductors
- Industry: Technology
- Lives in: Newport Beach, California

#4. Andreas von Bechtolsheim & family
- Net worth: $37.1 billion
- Source: Google
- Industry: Technology
- Lives in: Palo Alto, California

#3. Eric Schmidt
- Net worth: $38.3 billion
- Source: Google
- Industry: Technology
- Lives in: Atherton, California

#2. Jensen Huang
- Net worth: $188.1 billion
- Source: Nvidia
- Industry: Technology
- Lives in: Los Altos, California

#1. Mark Zuckerberg
- Net worth: $242.0 billion
- Source: Facebook
- Industry: Technology
- Lives in: Palo Alto, California

Richest billionaires in the U.S.

#10. Warren Buffett
- Net worth: $151.2 billion
- Source: Berkshire Hathaway
- Industry: Finance & Investments
- Lives in: Omaha, Nebraska

#9. Steve Ballmer
- Net worth: $164.6 billion
- Source: Microsoft
- Industry: Technology
- Lives in: Hunts Point, Washington

#8. Larry Ellison
- Net worth: $169.1 billion
- Source: Oracle
- Industry: Technology
- Lives in: Manalapan, Florida

#7. Jensen Huang
- Net worth: $188.1 billion
- Source: Nvidia
- Industry: Technology
- Lives in: Los Altos, California

#6. Michael Dell
- Net worth: $239.0 billion
- Source: Dell Technologies
- Industry: Technology
- Lives in: Austin, Texas

#5. Mark Zuckerberg
- Net worth: $242.0 billion
- Source: Facebook
- Industry: Technology
- Lives in: Palo Alto, California

#4. Sergey Brin
- Net worth: $259.5 billion
- Source: Google
- Industry: Technology
- Lives in: Crystal Bay, Nevada

#3. Larry Page
- Net worth: $282.0 billion
- Source: Google
- Industry: Technology
- Lives in: Miami, Florida

#2. Jeff Bezos
- Net worth: $380.9 billion
- Source: Amazon
- Industry: Technology
- Lives in: Miami, Florida

#1. Elon Musk
- Net worth: $923.7 billion
- Source: Tesla, SpaceX
- Industry: Technology
- Lives in: Austin, Texas

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