Of 2024's eight spine and orthopedic billionaires, half of them earned their wealth through medtech giant Stryker.
Billionaire John Brown was the CEO of Stryker for more than three decades before his retirement. Ronda, Jon and Pat Stryker are the grandchildren of Homer Stryker, who founded the company.
The four have spent several years on Forbes' global billionaires list, all with current net worths of over $3 billion.
Here is how the net worth of Stryker's four billionaires has changed since 2019:
Ronda Stryker
2019: $5.8 billion
2020: $4.3 billion
2021: $6.5 billion
2022: $6.8 billion
2023: $6.9 billion
2024: $8.2 billion
John Brown
2019: $3.9 billion
2020: $3 billion
2021: $5.2 billion
2022: $5.4 billion
2023: $5.7 billion
2024: $7.7 billion
Jon Stryker
2019: $3.4 billion
2020: $2.7 billion
2021: $4.1 billion
2022: $4.2 billion
2023: $4.3 billion
2024: $5.4 billion
Pat Stryker
2019: $2.4 billion
2020: $2 billion
2021: $3 billion
2022: $3.1 billion
2023: $3.2 billion
2024: $3.9 billion