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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.

Jordan’s debut – Our own Michael Jordan landed on the list for the first time. (Congrats, Mike!)

– He’s No. 1,741 (You can do better, Mike!)

//><!--– Net worth: About $1 billion//--><!

– Jordan finally made the list after increasing his stake in the Hornets. His Nike brand helps plenty, too

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

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.."

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