Reed Hastings Makes The Forbes 400 List (Again)

Santa Cruz's own Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, once again made The Forbes 400 list of the nation's 400 richest billionaires.

Hastings, 60, is a founder of the wildly popular video streaming service. This year he snagged the number 188 spot on The Forbes 400 list with a net worth of $5.7 billion.

He first appeared on the list in 2017 with a net worth of $2.2 billion, according to Forbes.

Hastings started the company in Scotts Valley. It is currently headquartered in nearby Los Gatos and brought in an $11.6 billion profit over the past 12 months, according to Yahoo.

Hastings was one of 89 Californians who made the cut, including dozens of tech giants from the Bay Area.

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