Who’s richest in NC? Jim Goodnight – but Epic’s Tim Sweeney creeps closer

CARY – Jim Goodnight is getting much wealthier, but so is Tim Sweeney, founder and CEO of Epic Games whose fortune is surging closer to that of the SAS co-founder and CEO.

For now, Goodnight remains the wealthiest person in North Carolina, according to the latest list of the richest 400 Americans as compiled by Forbes.

The net worth of Goodnight, Sweeney and SAS co-founder John Sall – the only three North Carolinians on the Forbes list – has increased substantially since the latest global Forbes list published in April.

Goodnight is now worth $8.8 billion, up from $6.5 billion.

But Sweeney’s holdings are just $1.4 billion behind, down from a margin on $1.8 billion.

Sweeney’s worth is $7.4 billion, up from $4.7 billion in five months.

Sall’s fortune is now $4.4 billion, up from $3.2 billion.