Michael Jordan is NC’s poorest ... billionaire.
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Each year Forbes Magazine ranks the world’s billionaires. Apparently there are 1,826 of them. The U.S. has 1,532 alone.
One billion reasons to be like Mike- http://t.co/ByuNGQM84L pic.twitter.com/FZJDUzVIBB
— NBA TV (@NBATV) March 2, 2015
Jordan’s debut – Our own Michael Jordan landed on the list for the first time. (Congrats, Mike!)
Michael Jordan is now officially rich as hell. http://t.co/5TyszP28JC pic.twitter.com/IjJWuv2SQI — SB Nation (@SBNation) March 2, 2015
– He’s No. 1,741 (You can do better, Mike!)
Michael Jordan fails yet again to win the “richest person in the world” title http://t.co/B4ynFTYiSN
— Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) March 2, 2015
//><!--– Net worth: About $1 billion//--><!
His Airness is really, really rich. $1 billion rich. http://t.co/PY90noD10q pic.twitter.com/cuN9DESXpB — Maxim (@MaximMag) March 2, 2015
– Jordan finally made the list after increasing his stake in the Hornets. His Nike brand helps plenty, too
NBA Stars Won’t Become Billionaires Like MJ Because They’re Drastically Underpaid http://t.co/cljXaE94Zp pic.twitter.com/D9hq6ehDbC
— Dime Magazine (@DimeMag) March 2, 2015
And the other Carolina Billionaires are …
No. 175: Jim Goodnight, CEO of Cary-based software vendor SAS, net worth of $7.6 billion
No. 448: John Sall, SAS executive vice president, net worth of $3.8 billion
No. 818: C.D. Spangler, Charlotte business man, net worth of $2.3 billion
No. 847: Anita Zucker, CEO of chemical company InterTech Group in SC, net worth of $2.2 billion
No. 1 on the list
One guess: Bill Gates, worth $79.2 billion
Bill Gates repeats at top of Forbes’ list of billionaires. http://t.co/SaZxPV39YWpic.twitter.com/jdyZtQdQJR — The Morning Call (@mcall) March 2, 2015
Photo: Chuck Burton / AP
This story was originally published March 3, 2015 at 12:46 AM with the headline "Michael Jordan is NC’s poorest ... billionaire.."