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Jaguars owner Shad Khan's net worth up more than 50%, per Forbes

Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan is shown on the field before an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021.
Gary McCullough
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Associated Press
Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan on the field before an NFL game against the Miami Dolphins at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Oct. 17, 2021.

Jaguars owner Shad Khan is back among the top five wealthiest NFL owners, thanks to an increase of $4.5 billion in his net worth according to Forbes's annual survey of the world’s billionaires.

Khan has a net worth of $12.1 billion, making him the fifth-richest NFL owner and No. 2 in the AFC. The increase from his estimated net worth of $7.6 billion is more than 50 percent and the largest single-year increase for Khan since he purchased the Jaguars.

Forbes credited Khan with an increase from $5.9 billion in 2016 to $8.2 billion in 2017.

Read the whole story from WJCT partner The Florida Times-Union.