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In 1925, The Second-Richest Person In The World Was A 12-Year-Old Girl
When Doris Duke was 12 years old, just one month shy of her 13th birthday, she inherited $100 million. It was 1925 and she instantly became the second richest person in the world.
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Kim Kardashian's Net Worth Busts At The Seams After Massive New Skims Valuation
You simply can not contain the explosive success of Kim Kardashian's shapewear brand, Skims. And with the company's latest valuation, Kim's net worth is busting at the seams.
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The Four Richest People In Denmark Built Their Combined Massive Fortune Brick By Brick… Thanks To A Toy Every Kid Loves
Despite being a tiny country, Denmark is home to world leaders in shipping, pharmaceuticals, design, renewable energy, and consumer goods. But the four richest Danes in the world owe their fortune to something far simpler… and fun.
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No, Michael Burry Didn't Just Place a $1 Billion Short Bet Against The AI Bubble
Did Michael Burry, the genius who famously made a fortune correctly predicting the 2008 real estate bubble just place a $1 BILLION net that we're in a massive AI bubble?
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NVIDIA's Long-Lost Co-Founder Could Have Been Worth $650 Billion Today, But He Donated All Of His Shares To Charity Back In 1999
NVIDIA's long-lost co-founder lives off the grid with a relatively small fortune. With the company's market cap topping $5 trillion, he could have been worth $650 billion.
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In 2007, Jensen Huang Donated $12.6 Million Worth Of NVIDIA Shares To His Foundation… Those Shares Have Increased In Value Just Slightly
In 2007, Jensen Huang donated $12.6 million worth of Nvidia stock to launch a small family foundation. At the time, NVIDIA's total market cap was $15 billion. Today, the foundation is almost as big as that market cap.
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NVIDIA Just Hit An All-Time High Market Cap Of $5 Trillion. So How Rich Is Co-Founder/CEO Jensen Huang?
NVIDIA's market cap just topped $5 trillion market cap level. And at that point, how rich is company co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang?
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They Co-Own A $60 Billion Hedge Fund. They're Both Worth $8 Billion. They Hate Each Other… And One Is Getting Divorced With No Prenup
They run one of the largest hedge funds in the world with $60 billion in assets. They've had all the success anyone could dream of. They're both worth $8 billion. And yet, they despise each other and can't make even simple business decisions anymore. And now one of them is going through a divorce with no prenup.
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An Extremely Sweet Fortune: How Nutella Turned Wartime Scarcity Into The Largest Private Fortune In Italy
During World War II, a resourceful Italian baker faced a devastating cocoa shortage. To stretch his meager supplies, he mixed in ground hazelnuts—and accidentally set the stage for one of the greatest fortunes in European history.
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The Trillion-Dollar Question: What Would It Take For Elon Musk To Become A Trillionaire?
What would it take for Elon Musk to become the world's first trillionaire?
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No, Elon Musk Did Not Just Become The World's First Half-Trillionaire… But He Certainly Is Heading In That Direction
Forbes says Elon Musk just became the world's first half-trillionaire. Our math says otherwise. Here's why Musk's fortune is closer to $470 billion — and what Forbes might be inflating to claim $500 billion.
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In 2014 Tim Draper Paid $19 Million For 30,000 Bitcoins Confiscated From The Silk Road. He Never Sold…
Back in 2014, investor Tim Draper paid $19 million for around 30,000 bitcoins that had been confiscated by the US Marshals Service in connection to the arrest of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht… That was a wise move on Draper's part.
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Is Jeff Bezos' Dad Secretly One of the 50 Richest People in the World With a $45 Billion Fortune Hiding In Plain Sight?
In 1995, Jeff Bezos' parents wrote what may have turned out to be the greatest venture capital investment of all time. And now, 30 years later, Jeff's dad might secretly be one of the 50 richest people on earth.
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MrBeast's Net Worth Soars To *At Least* $2.6 Billion After His Company Raises Money At A $5.2 Billion Valuation
MrBeast's company, Beast Industries, has apparently raised a new funding round at a $5.2 BILLION valuation. Even assuming a conservative ownership stake, MrBeast's net worth just ballooned to a stunning new level.
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Did You Know Tootsie Roll Is a Publicly Traded Company Run by a 93-Year-Old Billionaire Grandma?
Ellen Gordon may look like a typical Midwestern grandmother, but she's a 93-year-old billionaire CEO who controls one of America's most iconic candy companies — proof that appearances can be deliciously deceiving.
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MrBeast's Net Worth Soars To *At Least* $2.6 Billion After His Company Raises Money At A $5.2 Billion Valuation
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The World's Richest Families (2025 Edition)
One Of The Richest Families In America Owes Their Entire Fortune To... Hot Pockets.
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How Rich Would Steve Jobs Be Today As Apple's Market Cap Tops $3 Trillion?
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Meet The Under-The-Radar San Francisco Family That Controls A $3 Billion Real Estate Empire
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They Co-Own A $60 Billion Hedge Fund. They're Both Worth $8 Billion. They Hate Each Other... And One Is Getting Divorced With No Prenup
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The Rise, Fall, Bankruptcy And Sale Of Forever 21
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She's Worth $80 Billion, Is The 20th Richest Person In The World... And You've Never Heard Her Name And Wouldn't Recognize Her On The Street
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When George Lucas Sold "Star Wars" To Disney For $4 Billion In 2012, He Was Paid Half Cash/Half Stock. He Should Have Done All Stock.
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