02-04-2025
North Carolina's richest residents
Jim Goodnight, the co-founder and CEO of the Cary-based analytics company SAS Institute, remains North Carolina's richest person, according to an annual count from Forbes.
The big picture: Cary's technology scene continues to dominate the state's rich list, with the founders of SAS and video game company Epic Games holding the top of the list.
However, three members of the Holding family, which controls Raleigh's First Citizens Bank, are now on the list.
First Citizens has grown to become one of the largest banks in the country after a series of acquisitions, most notably that of Silicon Valley Bank in 2023.
By the numbers: Here are the Triangle's richest residents, per Forbes:
Goodnight's net worth was pegged at $9.9 billion, down roughly 2%.
Tim Sweeney, 54, founder and CEO of Cary-based Epic Games, saw his net worth stay flat at $5.7 billion.
John Sall, 76, co-founder of SAS, saw his net worth fall 2% to $4.9 billion.
Dennis Gillings, 80, the founder of the Durham clinical research firm Quintiles, now called IQVIA, had his net worth fall 12.5% to $2.1 billion.
Frank Holding, the 63-year-old CEO of Raleigh's First Citizens Bank, had a net worth of $1.2 billion.
Holding's sisters also made the list, including Carson Brice, 57 ($1.3 billion); Claire Bristow, 58 ($1.3 billion); and Olivia Holding, 60 ($1.5 billion).
Other billionaires with North Carolina connections:
