Richest billionaires in Connecticut

The first billionaire ever is thought to be Standard Oil magnate John D. Rockefeller back in 1916, or perhaps Henry Ford in 1925.

Fast forward some 100 years to 2021: As the COVID-19 pandemic continued to rage, a record-breaking 660 people became billionaires globally, growing the previous year's number by 30%.

While the U.S. is home to the most billionaires out of any other country, Americans are somewhat split in their feelings on the billionaire class. According to Pew Research Center data, people in the U.S. became somewhat more critical of billionaires between 2020 and 2021.

Although support for individual billionaires like Bill Gates is relatively strong, many Americans view the ultra-rich—as a group rather than as individuals—negatively. Meanwhile, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is projected to become the world's first trillionaire by 2026.

The U.S.'s wealthiest billionaires are mostly concentrated within just a couple of industries: finance and investments, and technology. Other wealthy sectors include food and drink, fashion and retail, and media and entertainment. Stacker compiled a list of the richest billionaires who are residents of Connecticut, using data from Forbes. Billionaires are ranked by net worth as of March 24. Forbes lists 12 billionaires in Connecticut.

#12. Clifford Asness
- Net worth: $1.6 billion (#1,760 wealthiest in the world)
- Residence: Greenwich
- Source of wealth: money management, self made

#11. Mario Gabelli
- Net worth: $1.7 billion (#1,715 wealthiest in the world)
- Residence: Greenwich
- Source of wealth: money management, self made

#9. Alexandra Daitch (tie)
- Net worth: $1.9 billion (#1,561 wealthiest in the world)
- Residence: Old Lyme
- Source of wealth: Cargill

#9. Lucy Stitzer (tie)
- Net worth: $1.9 billion (#1,561 wealthiest in the world)
- Residence: Greenwich
- Source of wealth: Cargill

#8. William Stone
- Net worth: $2.1 billion (#1,406 wealthiest in the world)
- Residence: East Lyme
- Source of wealth: software, self made

#7. Vincent McMahon
- Net worth: $2.7 billion (#1,071 wealthiest in the world)
- Residence: Greenwich
- Source of wealth: entertainment, self made

#6. Stephen Mandel Jr
- Net worth: $3.6 billion (#780 wealthiest in the world)
- Residence: Greenwich
- Source of wealth: hedge funds, self made

#5. Brad Jacobs
- Net worth: $3.7 billion (#740 wealthiest in the world)
- Residence: Greenwich
- Source of wealth: logistics, self made

#4. Todd Boehly
- Net worth: $5.3 billion (#484 wealthiest in the world)
- Residence: Darien
- Source of wealth: Finance, self made

#3. Karen Pritzker
- Net worth: $5.8 billion (#429 wealthiest in the world)
- Residence: Branford
- Source of wealth: hotels, investments

#2. Steve Cohen
- Net worth: $17.5 billion (#92 wealthiest in the world)
- Residence: Greenwich
- Source of wealth: hedge funds, self made

#1. Ray Dalio
- Net worth: $19.1 billion (#82 wealthiest in the world)
- Residence: Greenwich
- Source of wealth: hedge funds, self made