MISSOURI – There are nearly 2,800 billionaires on the planet who account for approximately $14.2 trillion of the world’s total wealth. That’s according to Forbes, which recently released its list of the world’s billionaires.

Eleven people on this list have ties to Missouri through birth, education, current residence, or their business dealings in the Show Me State. We have them listed below in the order they appear on the list, along with their net worth and source of wealth.

Forbes determined and calculated the net worth of individuals based on stock prices and exchange rates as of March 8.

The full article is available at ozarksfirst.com.

(Story by Kevin S. Held, ozarksfirst.com)