The 25 richest people in New York\, ranked

Designer Ralph Lauren poses on the runway at Ralph Lauren Spring 2016 during New York Fashion Week: The Shows at Skylight Clarkson Sq on September 17, 2015 in New York City.Mike Coppola/Getty Images for NYFW: The Shows

New York is home to many of the United States' real estate moguls, media empires, and hedge fund billionaires.

NYC held the majority of the world's ultra wealthy population for years - until it was surpassed by Hong Kong in 2018. Still, with Billionaire's Row for real estate, Wall Street for the stock exchange, and Fifth Avenue for fashion, many of the world's richest individuals still work - and often live - in Manhattan.

For the purposes of this list, we included individuals and families whose companies are based in Manhattan. These constraints left many notable tech titans out of the ranking, as the majority dwell in Silicon Valley. Likewise, though billionaire Ken Griffin purchased a $238 million Central Park penthouse, his hedge fund Citadel is based in Chicago. Notable family dynasties - such as the Waltons - also have companies based outside the Big Apple, leaving the bulk of the list to Wall Street brokers and real estate moguls.