2 San Antonio billionaires are the richest people in America, Forbes says

Sep 16, 2026 | 8:00 am

The richest billionaires in America have a collective worth of $8 trillion in 2026, a staggering $1.4 trillion increase since last year, says Forbes. And two members of San Antonio’s H-E-B family are among the richest in the nation.

Charles Butt and Eleanor Butt Crook are the two local H-E-B family members who made the cut among America’s richest billionaires for 2026.

The annual Forbes 400 list is a definitive ranking of the wealthiest Americans, using interviews, financial data, and documentation provided by billionaires and their companies. In all, 43 billionaires across Texas made it on the 2026 list…

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