J. Joe Ricketts & family

J. Joe Ricketts & family (#434)

Global Rank #434

Country Rank #176

Country United States

J. Joe Ricketts & family is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

$ 8 B
TD Ameritrade
United States
M
84 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #434

Country Rank #176

Net Worth $8.3B

Previous Worth $8.4B

Worth Change -$0.1B

Country United States

Industry TD Ameritrade

Age 84 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence Little Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Citizenship United States

World Billionaires List United States Billionaires TD Ameritrade

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 84

Source Of Wealth TD Ameritrade, Self Made

Self Made Score 10

Philanthropy Score 2

Residence Little Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Citizenship United States

Marital Status Married

Children 4

Education Bachelor of Arts/Science, Creighton University

Net Worth Change -$0.1B -1.2% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $8.4B

Current Net Worth $8.3B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Online stock trading pioneer Joe Ricketts founded brokerage firm Ameritrade five decades ago in Omaha, Nebraska and took it public in 1997. His company acquired TD Waterhouse for $2.9 billion in stock and cash in 2006 and renamed itself TD Ameritrade. In 2019, competitor Charles Schwab announced it would acquire TD Ameritrade in a $26 billion deal. Ricketts retired from the board of directors of TD Ameritrade in 2011 but remained its largest individual shareholder until it was acquired. In 2014, he funded the construction of religious silent retreat center, the Cloisters on the Platte, in Nebraska. His four children are the majority owners of the Chicago Cubs, which won the World Series in 2016 for the first time in 108 years.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

A snapshot of the list placements and rankings connected to J. Joe Ricketts & family.

#422

Billionaires (2026)

#163

Forbes 400 (2025)

Insights

Did You Know?

It took Ricketts nine years to graduate from Creighton University because he periodically had to stop and earn money to pay his tuition.

Ricketts? son, Pete, was sworn in as a Nebraska senator in January 2023 ? he previously served as governor of the state.

Wealth Growth

Net Worth Growth Over Time

Tracking J. Joe Ricketts & family's net worth journey over the years, highlighting key growth phases and financial milestones.

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Current Net Worth: $8.3B (May 4, 2026)