CARY – North Carolina has a new rich person – Tim Sweeney, CEO and founder of Epic Games. He surpassed longtime leader Jim Goodnight. So says the new Forbes figures, who follow the richest people in the world.
Sweeney’s net worth rose to $ 7.4 billion this week after Epic secured a $ 1 billion investment in new capital. About $ 200 million came from Sony. Prior to the fundraiser, Sweeney’s fortune was $ 4.7 billion.
On April 7, Forbes estimated Goodnight’s fortune at $ 6.5 billion.
The investment raised Epic to $ 28.7 billion, according to the private company. Epic is the publisher of the popular game Fortnite worldwide and is a developer of state-of-the-art video games and computer graphics. Three times the company has now raised more than $ 1 billion in capital.
Sweeney is still the company’s majority shareholder, Epic told Forbes.
Forbes estimates its company holdings at 28% of the shares.
Epic is involved in lawsuits and lawsuits globally against Apple and Google over antitrust issues related to Fortnite sales through tech giant’s app stores.
Fortunately, Jim Goodnight extends his lead over Tim Sweeney as the richest person in NC