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Updated · The Denver Post · Sep 16
Four Colorado Residents Make Forbes 400 as Entry Bar Rises and Patricia Stryker Falls Off
Updated
Updated · The Denver Post · Sep 16

Four Colorado Residents Make Forbes 400 as Entry Bar Rises and Patricia Stryker Falls Off

1 articles · Updated · The Denver Post · Sep 16

Summary

  • Four Colorado residents landed on this year’s Forbes 400, while Patricia Stryker—listed last year at $4.1 billion—dropped out as the cutoff for America’s richest climbed sharply.
  • $8 trillion in combined wealth, up from $6.6 trillion a year earlier, pushed 590 U.S. billionaires below the line as semiconductor and AI fortunes swelled.
  • Philip Anschutz led Colorado at No. 60 with $19.3 billion, his wealth up 78% since 2023 on rising entertainment and sports-asset values.
  • Charlie Ergen ranked No. 101 at $12.8 billion after EchoStar’s spectrum sales to AT&T and SpaceX helped revive his fortune; Mark Stevens followed at No. 120 with $11.8 billion, boosted by Nvidia.
  • John Malone rounded out the state’s list at No. 134 with $11.4 billion, underscoring how tech-driven gains and asset rebounds reshaped the state’s billionaire standings.

Insights

With billionaire wealth hitting record highs, what hidden forces pushed nearly 600 ultra-rich Americans completely off the elite list?
Why did one of Colorado's richest billionaires just quietly offload hundreds of millions in AI stock during a massive market boom?
What is the true endgame behind a single media mogul quietly acquiring over two million acres of American land?