• “Billionaire’s Beach” in Florida is home to 58 billionaires, including Donald Trump, Ken Griffin, Julia Koch, and Stephen Schwarzman. The wealth of these Palm Beach homeowners totals about $494.7 billion—attracting the world’s 1% with pristine beaches, unparalleled privacy, tax breaks, mega-mansions, and exclusivity. 

Florida has become the mecca of America’s wealthiest—with many of the world’s richest individuals flocking to one oceanside town, dubbed “Billionaire’s Beach,”  where you can rub shoulders with the likes of Ken Griffin and Donald Trump.

Palm Beach is home to a staggering 58 billionaires, drawn to crystal blue waters, Mediterranean-style megamansions with unparalleled privacy, and Rodeo Drive–worthy shopping.

Many of the richest own property on South Ocean Boulevard—a famous street part of “Billionaire’s Row,” lined with towering palm trees and pristine beaches. Properties for sale cost an arm and a leg, with some charging $57.5 million or $38.7 million for an in on the exclusive neighborhood. 

One 8-bedroom, 15-bathroom listing is even up for $88 million.

But Kenneth Griffin, the CEO of Citadel, wants to shatter all those numbers. 

The American hedge fund manager worth $41.8 billion has his sights set on constructing a $1 billion property in Palm Beach. In 2023, he bought about 20 acres of prime real estate in the area, and plans are still underway to spend anywhere from $150 million to $400 million on constructing his dream house—and it’s expected to be one of the priciest homes on the planet when complete.

It’s just a quarter mile south of President Trump’s sprawling 126-room, 62,500-square-foot Mar-a-Lago estate. 

10 of the richest residents of Palm Beach 

Net worths are based on the most recent data from the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. 

• Julia Koch and family, $75.7 billion
• Thomas Peterffy, $52 billion
• Stephen Schwarzman, $47.9 billion
• Kenneth Griffin, $41.8 billion
• Abigail Johnson, $38.9 billion
• Dan Gilbert, $30.2 billion
• Thomas Frist Jr., $29.5 billion
• Gina Rinehart, $24.6 billion
• David Tepper, $22.3 billion
• Henry Kravis, $16.6 billion

Like birds of a feather, billionaires tend to flock together. It’s estimated that the combined net worth of Palm Beach’s richest residents totaled an eye-watering $494.7 billion in 2024, according to analysis of Forbes data by the Palm Beach Daily News. 

Aside from the temperate climate, private beaches, stunning views, and luxury real estate, the Florida town attracts the world’s wealthiest for its tax breaks. Most notably, Florida is one of the nine U.S. states with no income tax—meaning residents and companies don’t have to cough up taxes on their wages, salaries, or business profits.

Plus, flocking to Florida is not just an investment for billionaires’ pockets—a part of the appeal of buying a megamansion on Palm Beach is sharing a zip code with some of the world’s one percent.

Your ultrawealthy neighbors could include Koch Industries’ Julia Koch and her family, worth $75.7 billion; Stephen Schwarzman, the Blackstone CEO boasting a $47.9 billion net worth; or Fidelity CEO Abigail Johnson, who has amassed a $38.9 billion empire, to name a few.

After Estée Lauder bought out his brand for $2.8 billion, fashion A-lister Tom Ford forked over $51 million for a home in the area in 2022. One year later, 84 others bought properties worth over $10 million in Palm Beach during 2023. 

And if Palm Beach’s billionaires aren’t enough company, then just drive 10 miles south to Manalapan, where Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison just set a Florida record for the purchase of a $173 million estate spanning 16 acres.

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President Donald Trump’s media group is partnering with Singapore-based crypto exchange Bitcoin and other unspecified digital assets, the ETFs will include Cronos, a cryptocurrency with ties to Crypto.com, the statement says. 

The partnership puts Trump’s media company, of which Trump owns a majority stake, in business with a company that was recently in the crosshairs of U.S. regulators. In August of last year, Crypto.com received a Wells Notice, a letter from a government agency letting a defendant know that the agency intends to sue them, from the Securities and Exchange Commission alleging it violated securities laws. Before the agency filed a formal lawsuit against the company, Crypto.com sued the SEC claiming it was operating outside of its jurisdiction. However, Crypto.com withdrew its complaint in December after CEO Kris Marszalek met with then President-elect Trump at Mar-a-Largo. TMTG did not immediately respond to Fortune’s request for additional comment.   

The Singapore-based company has quickly become one of the most popular centralized crypto exchanges, jumping from 13th highest by trading volume to third within the last year, according to data collected by crypto analytics platform CoinGecko.

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