The 400 wealthiest Americans "are worth a combined $1.5 trillion ($3.8 billion each, on average), up 12% from a year ago, according to FORBES' annual survey of the richest people in America. An "alltime-high 70% are self-made, up from 55%" in '97. Among newcomers to the list this year were Clippers Owner Donald Sterling, who makes his debut "thanks to rising real estate prices" in L.A. and Orange County, "where he owns 10,000 apartment units." Fenway Sports Group Owner John Henry also joined the list for the first time. Angels Owner Arte Moreno, NASCAR/IndyCar team Owner Roger Penske and Bulls and Yankees stakeholder Lester Crown were among those dropping off the list from '10. Listed below are billionaires with interests in sports from the '11 Forbes 400 list (FORBES, 10/10 issue).
| RK | NAME | WORTH (BILLIONS) | SPORTS INTEREST |
| 2 | Warren Buffett | $39.0 | Triple-A PCL Omaha Storm Chasers stakeholder |
| 3 | Larry Ellison | $33.0 | Oracle Racing Owner (America's Cup) |
| 23 | Paul Allen | $13.2 | Seahawks, Trail Blazers Owner;
MLS Sounders stakeholder |
| 24 | Phil Knight | $13.1 | Nike Chair |
| 37 | Rupert Murdoch | $7.4 | News Corp. Chair & CEO (Fox Sports) |
| 39t | Phil Anschutz* | $7.0 | AEG Chair |
39t | Patrick Soon-Shiong | $7.0 | Lakers stakeholder |
| 60 | Rich DeVos | $5.0 | Magic Owner |
| 60 | David Tepper | $5.0 | Steelers stakeholder |
| 69 | John Malone | $4.5 | Liberty Media Chair; Braves Owner |
| 72 | Charles Johnson | $4.4 | MLB Giants stakeholder |
| 75 | Micky Arison | $4.2 | Heat Owner |
| 80 | Sumner Redstone | $4.1 | Viacom Chair |
| 103 | Ted Lerner | $3.3 | Nationals Owner |
| 107t | Ron Burkle | $3.2 | Penguins co-Owner |
| 107t | Stan Kroenke** | $3.2 | Kroenke Sports Enterprises Owner |
| 114t | Stephen Ross | $3.1 | Dolphins Owner |
| 114t | Terry Pegula | $3.1 | Sabres Owner |
| 130 | Joan Tisch | $2.8 | NFL Giants stakeholder |
| 139 | Malcolm Glazer | $2.7 | Buccaneers, EPL club Manchester United Owner |
| 150 | Charles Dolan*** | $2.6 | Cablevision Chair; MSG Inc. Owner |
| 159t | Tom Gores | $2.5 | Pistons Owner |
| 159t | Don Schneider | $2.5 | Packers Dir Emeritus |
171t | Wayne Huizenga | $2.3 | Dolphins stakeholder |
| 171t | Mark Cuban | $2.3 | Mavericks Owner |
| 188 | Phil Falcone | $2.2 | Wild stakeholder |
| 200t | Robert Rich^ | $2.1 | Rich Entertainment Group Owner (MiLB clubs) |
| 200t | Ed Roski | $2.1 | Lakers, NHL Kings stakeholder |
| 212t | Michael Ilitch | $2.0 | Tigers, Red Wings Owner |
| 212t | Eddie DeBartolo | $2.0 | DeBartolo Sports & Entertainment Chair |
| 227t | Jerry Jones | $1.9 | Cowboys Owner |
| 227t | Jeremy Jacobs | $1.9 | Bruins Owner; Delaware North Chair;
NESN investor |
| 242t | Glen Taylor | $1.8 | T'Wolves Owner |
| 242t | Jim Davis | $1.8 | New Balance Chair & CEO |
| 242t | Ted Forstmann | $1.8 | IMG Chair & CEO |
| 260t | Drayton McLane | $1.75 | Astros Owner |
| 260t | Walter Scott | $1.75B | Triple-A PCL Omaha Storm Chasers stakeholder |
| 263t | Fred Smith | $1.7 | Redskins stakeholder |
| 263t | Henry Samueli | $1.7 | Ducks Owner |
| 263t | Bob Kraft | $1.7 | Patriots, MLS Revolution Owner |
| 273 | Herb Simon | $1.6 | Pacers co-Owner |
| 293t | Donald Sterling | $1.5 | Clippers Owner |
| 293t | Michael Heisley | $1.5 | Grizzlies Owner |
| 293t | John Fisher | $1.5 | A's, MLS Earthquakes, SPL club Celtic stakeholder |
| 293t | Bob McNair | $1.5 | Texans Owner |
| 293t | Dan Gilbert | $1.5 | Cavaliers Owner |
| 293t | Jonathan Nelson | $1.5 | Univision, YES Network BOD member |
| 309 | Josh Harris | $1.45 | 76ers Owner |
| 312t | Ray Davis | $1.4 | MLB Rangers co-Owner |
| 312t | Red McCombs | $1.4 | Austin F1 track investor |
| 312t | Jim Irsay | $1.4 | Colts Owner |
| 331t | Steve Bisciotti | $1.3 | Ravens Owner |
| 331t | Arthur Blank | $1.3 | Falcons Owner |
| 355 | Frank Fertitta | $1.25 | UFC co-Owner |
| 359t | Lorenzo Fertitta | $1.20 | UFC co-Owner |
| 359t | Todd Wagner | $1.2 | Mavericks stakeholder |
| 359t | Aubrey McClendon | $1.2 | Thunder stakeholder |
| 375t | Patrick Ryan | $1.1 | Bears stakeholder |
| 375t | Bud Adams | $1.1 | Titans Owner |
| 375t | Alex Spanos | $1.1 | Chargers Owner |
| 375t | Jeffrey Lurie | $1.1 | Eagles Owner |
| 375t | Tom Benson | $1.1 | Saints Owner |
| 375t | William Ford | $1.1 | Lions Owner |
| 375t | John Henry^^ | $1.1 | Fenway Sports Group Owner |
| 397 | Dan Snyder | $1.05 | Redskins Owner |
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NOTES: * = Anschutz' properties under the AEG umbrella include ownership of the NHL Kings, MLS Galaxy, Dynamo, AHL Manchester Monarchs and ECHL Ontario Reign. AEG also owns stakes in the Lakers, WNBA Sparks and ECHL Reading Royals. AEG owns various arenas around the world, including Staples Center, the proposed Farmers Field, The Home Depot Center and Manchester Evening News Arena. ** = Kroenke Sports Enterprises owns the Rams, EPL club Arsenal, MLS Rapids and NLL Colorado Mammoth. Kroenke passed ownership of the Avalanche and Nuggets to his son Josh to satisfy terms of the Rams' purchase. *** = MSG Inc. properties include Madison Square Garden, TV channels (MSG, MSG+, MSG Varsity), the Knicks, NHL Rangers, WNBA Liberty and AHL Connecticut Whale. ^ = Rich Entertainment operates the Triple-A Int'l League Buffalo Bisons, Double-AA Texas League Arkansas Travelers and Single-A N.Y.-Penn League Jamestown Jammers. ^^ = FSG properties include the Red Sox, Fenway Park, EPL club Liverpool, Anfield stadium, the Single-A Carolina League Salem Red Sox, an 80% stake in NESN and a 50% stake in NASCAR's Roush Fenway Racing team.
