Forbes billionaire list includes Sanford
March 9, 2018
South Dakota philanthropist Denny Sanford ranks No. 1,103 in Forbes’ annual list of the world’s billionaires.
The magazine estimates Sanford’s net worth at $2.2 billion.
Sanford has vowed to give much of his wealth away.
At 82, he’s far from the oldest member of the list. That distinction belongs to Chang Un Chung of Singapore who is 99 and made his $1.9 billion in shipping.
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos topped the list with a net worth of $112 billion, followed by Microsoft’s Bill Gates at $90 billion.
This year’s list includes a record 2,208 billionaires in 72 countries. They collectively are worth $9.1 trillion.