Ikedas make Forbes Billionaire List

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TMZ.com

Nicole Ikeda-Orton officially joined the ranks of the World's Billionaires in June 2013 according to Forbes Magazine, making the socialite the youngest billionaire in the world according to the magazine. Ikeda-Orton who is 28, is 16 months younger than the former youngest billionaire in the world, Mark Zuckerberg founder and CEO of Facebook. With the acquisition of a higher share of EBWF's earning percentage after her 27th birthday as well as the success of her clothing line, Ikeda-Orton's source of wealth is listed as "diversified" because she obtained most of her wealth upon the death of her brother, Tony Ikeda, and has since amassed trust funds that were set aside for her by both of her brothers. which were released to her when she turned 25. Nicole Orton is worth a reported $1.1 billion. That figure is not thought to combine Randy Orton's net worth, which is thought to be in $25-35 million range. If the married couples net worth were combined, Orton would also be on the list just a few spots above his wife. He is not.

Wes Ikeda was also on the list. He was once one of the 3 youngest billionaire's in the world, but has fallen to 13th at the age of 37. With the addition of his sister to the list, he is now the 6th youngest billionaire in the United States, with a total net worth of $7.9 billion. With the sale of stock of Anheuser-Busch by August Busch IV in late 2012, Ikeda became the wealthiest resident of Missouri. Though some would wonder how Ikeda could amass this amount of wealth while others in his business have not (think Vince McMahon) the answer is simple. He acquired most of his money from the estate of his late brother and sister-in-law, which is how he came to own EBWF. Ikeda is said to make smart monetary investments, diversifying portfolios, and has other ventures outside of television production. He is also the sole owner of EBWF, which considerably drives up his net worth as the entire company is considered part of his wealth.

Nicole Ikeda-Orton falls number 1268 on the list of richest people in the entire world. Wes Ikeda is number 150. Interestingly enough, if Wes Ikeda were to die within the next 6 months, his 14 year old son Blaine (who is thought to be the majority recipient of the Ikeda estate) would be worth an estimated $8.7 billion assuming he was left EBWF, its assets, 1/3 of his father's estate, and all of the trust funds left to him by his Aunt, deceased Uncle and the inheritance left to him by his mother's estate which is being held in trust for him until the age of 25.