Eight Americans who earned their wealth in orthopedics were named to Forbes' 2023 world billionaires list.
Here is how their net worths have changed since 2019:
Reinhold Schmieding
2019: $6 billion
2020: $5.3 billion
2021: $6.7 billion
2022: $7.2 billion
2023: $7.7 billion
Ronda Stryker
2019: $5.8 billion
2020: $4.3 billion
2021: $6.5 billion
2022: $6.8 billion
2023: $6.9 billion
John Brown
2019: $3.9 billion
2020: $3 billion
2021: $5.2 billion
2022: $5.4 billion
2023: $5.7 billion
Jon Stryker
2019: $3.4 billion
2020: $2.7 billion
2021: $4.1 billion
2022: $4.2 billion
2023: $4.3 billion
Pat Stryker
2019: $2.4 billion
2020: $2 billion
2021: $3 billion
2022: $3.1 billion
2023: $3.2 billion
Gary Michelson
2019: $1.7 billion
2020: $1.7 billion
2021: $1.7 billion
2022: $1.8 billion
2023: $1.8 billion
Amy Wyss
2019: $1.9 billion
2020: $2 billion
2021: $2 billion
2022: $2.1 billion
2023: $1.8 billion
David Paul
2019: $1.2 billion
2020: $1 billion
2021: $1.6 billion
2022: $1.8 billion
2023: $1.4 billion