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David Steward, 73, co-founder and chairman of Maryland Heights-based IT services provider World Wide Technology, is listed at No. 213 on the 2025 Forbes list of the world’s billionaires. According to Forbes, Steward’s net worth is $11.4 billion. His 2024 net worth was $7.6 billion and Steward rose on the list from 344th to his current ranking.

Second to Steward among Black American billionaires is Robert F. Smith, the founder and CEO of Vista Equity Partners in Austin, Texas, who has a net worth of $10.8 billion, according to Forbes.