Ontario's Billionaires Soar to New Heights

0:00Ontario's top billionaires are seeing their fortunes grow even larger. Forbes' World's Billionaires list for 2026 puts their combined net worth at over $62 billion or more than $85 billion Canadian dollars. The global ranking includes more than $3,400 billion with a total worth exceeding $20,100 billion dollars of $4 trillion from last year. It used stock prices and exchange rates from March 1st, 2026. Canada's richest person is crypto currency pioneer Chung Peng Zhao at $110 billion dollars. Leading Ontario's group is Stuart Hobner, the first from the province on the list, with $24.7 billion tied to his stake in. Tether, the top issuer of crypto stablecoins, his background includes legal roles in crypto and online gaming firms. Others on the list include Sherry Brytson at $11.5 billion dollars from family holdings in Thompson Reuters investments, Shopify CEO Tobias.

1:04Luki with $10.7 billion dollars, home builder Peter Gilgan at $7.7 billion dollars, an AI founder Daniel Nadler holding $7.6 billion dollars. These successes spotlight Ontario's rise in tech, crypto, real estate and media, fueling local innovation and investment as billionaire wealth keeps. Expanding, this has been Toronto News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story.