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Last updated: November 11, 2026 · $11.70T tracked

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No. 346United States

Robert Rowling

Hotels, investments · Dallas, Texas

Net worth

$10.2B

Today

+$2M+0.02%

Past month

+$1.2B+13.34%

As of Nov 11, 2026, 1:50 PM EST

In 1996 Robert Rowling reinvested $500 million from selling the family's oilfields into the purchase of Omni Hotels. The Omni chain has 60 locations and 21,000 rooms nationwide with big new hotels in Dallas, Atlanta and Boston. He gave $25 million to the University of Texas business school in 2013. In 2019 he completed the $170 million renovation of Omni Barton Creek Resort in Austin.

Net worth over time

+13.34%+$1.2B over the past month
$10B$10B$9B
Oct 12Nov 11

Principal holdings

2 positions
CompanyShareValue

Private and other holdings

99.1%$10.1B

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.

NYSE: NOG

0.9%$89M

Also known for

  • The championship golf course at the new Omni resort in Frisco, Texas will be done by famed designer Gil Hansen.
“Just tell the truth. It's basic.”