CNN —NBA legend Michael Jordan has reached a new milestone in his entrepreneurial career as the first professional athlete to be ranked among America’s 400 wealthiest people, according to Forbes.
Jordan enters the Forbes 400 list at number 379 having sold his majority stake in the Charlotte Hornets earlier this year.
During his 15 seasons in the NBA, Jordan won five MVP awards and six titles with the Chicago Bulls.
Elon Musk’s estimated worth of $251 billion sees the Tesla and SpaceX CEO top the Forbes 400 ahead of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, whose wealth is estimated to be $161 billion.
Forbes estimated that America’s 400 richest people are now worth a collective $4.5 trillion, which equals the record set in 2021 and is slightly higher than the 2022 GDP of Japan ($4.23 trillion), according to the World Bank.
Persons:
Michael Jordan, Jordan, Gabe Plotkin, Rick Schnall –, Elon Musk’s, Jeff Bezos
Organizations:
CNN, NBA, Forbes, Charlotte Hornets, Nike, Hanes, Gatorade, Chicago Bulls, Washington Wizards, Hornets, SpaceX, Amazon, World Bank
Locations:
Deck, Japan