Billionaire Round-Up, 2024

Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair

At the close of 2024 there were 813 billionaires in the United States with a combined total wealth of $6.72 trillion, according to an analysis of the Forbes wealth data.

The total number of billionaires has remained constant since the outlet published its 38th annual World’s Billionaire List on April 2, 2024. But the combined wealth of the nine-figure club increased by $1 trillion over the last 9 months, from $5.7 trillion at the beginning of April...