Nearly a year after he announced he’d be moving to the Sunshine State, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is still Florida’s No. 1 billionaire.
On Forbes’ recently updated list of the “400 Richest People in America” ranking, Bezos was ranked No. 2. overall, coming in second to Tesla and SpaceX co-founder Elon Musk.
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Action News Jax told you in November when Bezos announced he was leaving his long-time home in Seattle to start a new life in Miami .
He announced on Instagram that he wants to live close to his parents, who recently moved back to Florida.
He also has a space venture, called Blue Origin, at Cape Canaveral.
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Last year, Bezos had a net worth of $161 billion. On this year’s ranking, it went up to $197 billion according to Forbes .
Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan, who has a net worth of $13.3 billion, is still the No. 5 ranked billionaire in Florida.
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