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Billionaires in Austin
There are 15 ranked billionaires in Austin in our records, with combined latest estimates of $1.26 trillion. The richest is Elon Musk at $945 billion as of October 2026.
Ranked
15
Combined
$1.26T
Self-made
15
Women
2
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Richest people in Austin
| World rank | Name | Net worth | Source of wealth | Country | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elon Musk 55 Tesla, SpaceX, United States | $945B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Tesla, SpaceX | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 5 | Michael Dell 61 Dell Technologies, United States | $256B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Dell Technologies | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 322 | Robert F. Smith 63 Vista Equity Partners, United States | $10.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Vista Equity Partners | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 514 | Joseph Liemandt 58 Trilogy, ESW Capital, United States | $7.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Trilogy, ESW Capital | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 540 | Thai Lee 68 SHI International, United States | $7.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | SHI International | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 736 | Luke Nosek 51 PayPal, Founders Fund, United States | $5.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | PayPal, Founders Fund | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 741 | Bert Beveridge 64 Tito's Handmade Vodka, United States | $5.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Tito's Handmade Vodka | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1096 | Joe Lonsdale 44 Tech investments, United States | $3.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Tech investments | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1185 | Travis Kalanick 50 Uber, United States | $3.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Uber | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1321 | Lisa Su 56 Semiconductors, United States | $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Semiconductors | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1330 | Jim Breyer 65 Accel, venture capital, United States | $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Accel, venture capital | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1362 | John Paul DeJoria 82 Hair products, tequila, United States | $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hair products, tequila | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1432 | Hayes Barnard 54 Fintech, United States | $2.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Fintech | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1541 | David Booth 80 Mutual funds, United States | $2.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Mutual funds | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3022 | James Truchard 83 Software, United States | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Software | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
Questions people ask
Who is the richest person in Austin?
Elon Musk is the richest person in Austin in the BillionaireList ranking, with a latest public estimate of $945 billion dated October 2026.
How many billionaires are there in Austin?
15 people associated with Austin are ranked here: their latest public estimate is above one billion dollars and dated on or after 1 September 2026. Older estimates are not counted.
Which industries do billionaires in Austin come from?
Technology (9), Finance and investments (4), Food and beverage (1) lead in our records.
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