Richest people in Texas
88 billionaires worth a combined $1.932T, ranked by Forbes real-time estimates on October 11, 2026. Elon Musk leads at $1.004T.
Ranking
| Name | Rank | Net worth | Since 2026 list | Age | Source | Country |
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| Elon Musk | 1 | $1.004T | +$165B | 55 | Tesla, SpaceX | United States |
| Michael Dell | 4 | $282B | +$141B | 61 | Dell Technologies | United States |
| Alice Walton | 14 | $122B | -$12.1B | 77 | Walmart | United States |
| Elaine Marshall & family | 72 | $32.2B | +$1.3B | 84 | Koch, Inc. | United States |
| Lyndal Stephens Greth & family | 79 | $29.5B | -$520M | 51 | Oil & gas | United States |
| Stanley Kroenke | 85 | $27.6B | +$5.4B | 79 | Sports, real estate | United States |
| Jerry Jones & family | 114 | $23.2B | +$2.9B | 83 | Dallas Cowboys | United States |
| Ken Fisher | 200 | $15.0B | +$1.8B | 75 | Money management | United States |
| Jeffery Hildebrand | 212 | $14.3B | +$4.3B | 67 | Oil & gas | United States |
| Ann Walton Kroenke | 217 | $14.2B | -$409M | 77 | Walmart | United States |
| Richard Kinder | 242 | $13.1B | +$144M | 81 | Pipelines | United States |
| Dan Friedkin | 258 | $12.6B | +$1.2B | 61 | Toyota dealerships | United States |
| Andrew Beal | 275 | $12.0B | -$603M | 73 | Banks, real estate | United States |
| Tilman Fertitta | 311 | $11.4B | -$321M | 69 | Entertainment, Houston Rockets | United States |
| Charles Butt | 312 | $11.3B | +$225M | 88 | Supermarkets | United States |
| Randa Duncan Williams | 318 | $11.2B | +$962M | 65 | Pipelines | United States |
| Dannine Avara | 323 | $11.1B | +$990M | 62 | Pipelines | United States |
| Milane Frantz | 324 | $11.1B | +$977M | 57 | Pipelines | United States |
| Robert F. Smith | 330 | $10.9B | +$943M | 63 | Private equity | United States |
| Scott Duncan | 335 | $10.8B | +$983M | 43 | Pipelines | United States |
| Joe Gebbia | 397 | $9.2B | +$958M | 45 | Airbnb | United States |
| Kelcy Warren | 407 | $9.0B | +$1.2B | 70 | Pipelines | United States |
| Robert Rowling | 412 | $9.0B | +$181M | 73 | Hotels, investments | United States |
| Ray Lee Hunt | 463 | $8.2B | +$1.6B | 83 | Oil, real estate | United States |
| Cal McNair | 508 | $7.7B | n/a | 64 | Houston Texans | United States |
| Joseph Liemandt | 519 | $7.6B | +$988M | 58 | Software | United States |
| H. Ross Perot Jr | 538 | $7.4B | +$930M | 67 | Real estate | United States |
| Thai Lee | 542 | $7.4B | -$135M | 67 | IT provider | United States |
| Robert Bass | 574 | $7.0B | +$728M | 78 | Oil, investments | United States |
| Mark Cuban | 596 | $6.8B | +$846M | 68 | Online media, Dallas Mavericks | United States |
| Margot Birmingham Perot | 622 | $6.4B | +$600M | 92 | Computer services, real estate | United States |
| Trevor Rees-Jones | 675 | $6.1B | +$112M | 75 | Oil & gas | United States |
| Luke Nosek | 697 | $6.0B | n/a | 51 | Venture capital | United States |
| Ben Lamm | 737 | $5.7B | +$1.8B | 44 | Biotech | United States |
| Paul Foster | 747 | $5.6B | +$1.3B | 69 | Oil refining | United States |
| Bert Beveridge | 771 | $5.4B | -$79M | 64 | Vodka | United States |
| Steven Udvar-Hazy | 856 | $5.0B | +$348M | 80 | Aircraft leasing | United States |
| Eleanor Butt Crook & family | 916 | $4.7B | +$134M | 94 | Supermarkets | United States |
| Drayton McLane Jr | 921 | $4.7B | +$2M | 90 | Walmart, logistics | United States |
| Sid Bass | 942 | $4.6B | +$308M | 84 | Oil, investments | United States |
| George Bishop | 958 | $4.5B | -$171M | 89 | Oil & gas | United States |
| Carl Thoma | 960 | $4.5B | -$1.2B | 77 | Private equity | United States |
| Ray Davis | 964 | $4.5B | +$587M | 84 | Pipelines | United States |
| Joe Lonsdale | 1069 | $4.0B | +$1.1B | 44 | tech investments | United States |
| David Dean Halbert | 1103 | $3.8B | +$1.2B | 70 | Biotech | United States |
| Travis Kalanick | 1191 | $3.6B | -$38M | 50 | Uber | United States |
| Lisa Su | 1256 | $3.4B | +$2.0B | 56 | Semiconductors | United States |
| Howard Butt III & family | 1274 | $3.3B | +$125M | 74 | Supermarkets | United States |
| Stephen Butt & family | 1274 | $3.3B | +$125M | 71 | Supermarkets | United States |
| Jim Breyer | 1330 | $3.2B | +$7M | 65 | Venture capital | United States |
| Gerald Ford | 1355 | $3.1B | +$28M | 82 | Banking | United States |
| John Paul DeJoria | 1371 | $3.1B | +$82M | 82 | Hair products, tequila | United States |
| Edward Bass | 1374 | $3.1B | +$80M | 81 | Oil, investments | United States |
| Fernando De Leon | 1379 | $3.1B | -$38M | 48 | Real Estate | United States |
| Lee Bass | 1410 | $3.0B | +$77M | 70 | Oil, investments | United States |
| Hayes Barnard | 1448 | $2.9B | -$32M | 54 | Fintech | United States |
| John Arnold | 1505 | $2.8B | -$13M | 52 | Hedge funds | United States |
| David Booth | 1530 | $2.7B | +$34M | 80 | Mutual funds | United States |
| Albert Chao & family | 1574 | $2.6B | -$1.4B | 77 | Chemicals, building products | United States |
| James Chao & family | 1574 | $2.6B | -$1.4B | 79 | Chemicals, building products | United States |
| Kathy Britton | 1617 | $2.6B | -$43M | 57 | Homebuilding | United States |
| Bill Austin | 1671 | $2.5B | +$170M | 84 | Hearing aids | United States |
| Jim Crane | 1678 | $2.5B | -$41M | 72 | Logistics, baseball | United States |
| Todd Wagner | 1761 | $2.3B | +$31M | 66 | Online media | United States |
| Leslie Alexander | 1764 | $2.3B | +$29M | 83 | Sports team | United States |
| Thomas Dundon | 1775 | $2.3B | +$10M | 55 | financial services | United States |
| Dan Wilks | 1824 | $2.3B | +$260M | 70 | Natural gas | United States |
| Ryan Horton | 1928 | $2.1B | -$370M | 53 | Homebuilding | United States |
| Reagan Horton | 1936 | $2.1B | -$375M | 51 | Homebuilding | United States |
| Gwynne Shotwell | 1989 | $2.1B | -$1.3B | 62 | SpaceX | United States |
| Farris Wilks | 2045 | $2.0B | +$121M | 74 | Natural gas | United States |
| Clark Hunt & family | 2069 | $2.0B | $0M | 61 | Kansas City Chiefs | United States |
| Daniel Hunt & family | 2069 | $2.0B | $0M | 49 | Kansas City Chiefs | United States |
| Sharron Hunt & family | 2069 | $2.0B | $0M | 68 | Kansas City Chiefs | United States |
| Christopher Goldsbury | 2118 | $2.0B | -$49M | 83 | Salsa | United States |
| John Goff | 2177 | $1.9B | -$1M | 71 | Real estate | United States |
| James Leininger | 2229 | $1.9B | -$48M | 81 | Medical products | United States |
| Timothy Dunn & family | 2291 | $1.8B | $0M | 70 | Energy | United States |
| Kenny Troutt | 2467 | $1.7B | -$47M | 78 | Telecom | United States |
| Ignacio Torras | 2649 | $1.5B | $0M | 61 | Trading | United States |
| Timothy Headington | 2664 | $1.5B | +$293M | 76 | Oil & gas, investments | United States |
| Stephen Winn | 2672 | $1.5B | -$13M | 80 | Real estate services | United States |
| Thomas Powell | 2817 | $1.4B | +$74M | 86 | electrical products | United States |
| James Truchard | 3048 | $1.2B | +$5M | 83 | software | United States |
| A. Jayson Adair | 3064 | $1.2B | -$406M | 56 | Damaged cars | United States |
| William Franke | 3120 | $1.2B | +$161M | 89 | Low-cost airlines | United States |
| Joe Agresti | 3229 | $1.1B | -$4M | 54 | Auto dealerships, investments | United States |
| Marty Horton | 3316 | $1.0B | -$160M | 75 | Homebuilding | United States |
Wealth by industry
- Technology: 12 billionaires, $1.337T combined, richest Elon Musk
- Fashion & Retail: 8 billionaires, $167B combined, richest Alice Walton
- Energy: 22 billionaires, $166B combined, richest Lyndal Stephens Greth & family
- Sports: 9 billionaires, $71.6B combined, richest Stanley Kroenke
- Finance & Investments: 10 billionaires, $63.1B combined, richest Ken Fisher
- Diversified: 3 billionaires, $34.5B combined, richest Elaine Marshall & family
- Real Estate: 8 billionaires, $21.7B combined, richest H. Ross Perot Jr
- Food & Beverage: 3 billionaires, $18.8B combined, richest Tilman Fertitta
- Service: 2 billionaires, $14.0B combined, richest Robert Rowling
- Automotive: 2 billionaires, $13.8B combined, richest Dan Friedkin
- Media & Entertainment: 2 billionaires, $9.2B combined, richest Mark Cuban
- Manufacturing: 4 billionaires, $9.1B combined, richest Albert Chao & family
- Healthcare: 2 billionaires, $5.7B combined, richest David Dean Halbert
- Telecom: 1 billionaires, $1.7B combined, richest Kenny Troutt
Questions people ask
Who is the richest person in Texas?
Elon Musk is the richest person in Texas, worth $1.004T on October 11, 2026, according to Forbes real-time estimates. Michael Dell is next at $282B.
How many billionaires are there in Texas?
Forbes tracks 88 billionaires in Texas as of October 11, 2026, worth a combined $1.932T. The median net worth among them is $3.9B.
Are billionaires in Texas getting richer this year?
The 86 of them who were also on the 2026 Forbes billionaires list are up 20.4% (+$326B) together since that list, comparing each person's real-time worth with their figure on it.
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