Anschutz leads Colorado billionaires in Forbes 400 list

• The 86-year-old energy, sports and entertainment mogul ranks as the 60th-richest person in the United States.

Between the lines: Colorado's other mega-rich members of the club are EchoStar cofounder Charles Ergen ($12.8 billion), venture capitalist Mark Stevens ($11.8 billion) and cable television baron John Malone ($11.4 billion).

• Ergen made the biggest jump of the bunch, rising to No. 2 in Colorado after ranking fifth among the state's billionaires on Forbes' global list last year.
• Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche owner Stan Kroenke, who lives in Texas but has deep Colorado roots, ranked 41st nationally with a $27.6 billion net worth.

Yes, but: Being a billionaire wasn't enough to make the cut — $4.4 billion was required to make the Forbes 400 this year, up from $3.8 billion in 2025, Forbes says.

• That left 590 American billionaires off the list, costing Patricia Stryker — the only woman among Colorado's billionaires on Forbes' previous ranking — her ranking. Her fortune is estimated at $4 billion, per Forbes.

Zoom out: Tech tycoon Elon Musk tops the list for the fifth consecutive year, amassing a $908 billion net worth.