Sep 16, 2026 | 8:57 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 a Polish-American billionaire residing in Austin with ties to Elon Musk and SpaceX has become one of the richest people in the nation.
Venture capitalist and entrepreneur Luke Nosek has made his debut as one of the America’s richest residents for 2026, according to the just-released Forbes 400.
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, and eight are based in Austin…