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Jerry Seinfeld, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Springsteen, and 7 more new billionaires

Jerry Seinfeld, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Springsteen, and 7 more new billionaires

Forbes added 288 new billionaires to its annual list

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Forbes released its 2025 World Billionaire’s List, finding more than 3,000 billionaires who have a collective $16 trillion — at minimum.

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It’s the biggest and richest class of billionaires yet, with the average member having a staggering $5.3 billion.

Forbes also added 288 new billionaires to its list, including some pretty recognizable names.

Continue reading to see which new billionaires made the list — and what they did to land there:

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Jerry Seinfeld

Jerry Seinfeld

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Jerry Seinfeld had no shortage of cash before he sold the streaming rights of “Seinfeld” to Netflix (NFLX) for a reported $500 million, but money from the transaction made him a billionaire, Forbes said. They peg his current net worth at $1.1 billion.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger

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The movie star and former California governor is now worth around $1.1 billion, Forbes said, thanks to starring in more than 50 films and a series of successful investments and business deals.

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Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen

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The boss is now a billionaires, Forbes said, and is worth an estimated $1.2 billion thanks to his albums and concerts.

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Ben Lamm

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Lamm, who Forbes estimated is worth $3.7 billion, is not a household name, but he may become one if his company somehow succeeds. The Colossal Biosciences co-founder is on a mission to revive the woolly mammoth, Tasmanian tiger, and the dodo bird. The company is valued at more than $10 billion.

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Dario Amodei

Dario Amodei

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Forbes said that Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic AI, is worth a reported $1.2 billion. He and his other Anthropic co-founders all joined the list this year.

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Justin Sun 

Justin Sun 

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Controversial blockchain baron Justin Sun graced the list this year, worth a reported $8.5 billion, according to Forbes. The Chinese-born entrepreneur is a towering figure in the blockchain industry. As the founder of the Tron Blockchain Foundation and the owner of the file-sharing platform BitTorrent, Sun has played a pivotal role in pushing the boundaries of decentralized technology.

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Additional reporting by Vinamrata Chaturvedi.

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Michael Dorrell

Michael Dorrell

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The Australian private equity mogul made the list for the first time and is worth $8.5 billion, according to Forbes.

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Alexandr Wang

Alexandr Wang

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At just 28 years-old, Scale AI co-founder Alexandr Wang is worth a reported $2 billion, making him Forbes’ youngest self-made billionaire.

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Barbara Banke

Barbara Banke

 Barbara Banke, right, at the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation Gala at Jackson Park Ranch on September 15, 2018 in Santa Rosa, California.
Barbara Banke, right, at the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation Gala at Jackson Park Ranch on September 15, 2018 in Santa Rosa, California.
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Barbara Banke is worth an estimated $2.6 billion thanks to the Jackson Family Wines empire she built with her late husband, Jess Jackson. The company owns Kendall-Jackson wines, as well La Crema and 40 other wineries around the world, Forbes reported.

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Marilyn Simons

Marilyn Simons

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Marilyn Simons became the richest newcomer on the list after the death of her husband, quantitative hedge fund pioneer Jim Simons. Forbes estimates her worth at $31 billion.

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