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With a slight twist of fate, Jeff Bezos would still be married to MacKenzie right now and he would still be the richest person in the world by a comfortable margin.

Cristiano Ronaldo is no longer just the highest-paid footballer in the world—he's now officially a billionaire, thanks to a jaw-dropping new contract extension with Saudi club Al Nassr.

When Brooklyn Beckham married Nicola Peltz in 2022, it looked like a picture-perfect celebrity wedding. But behind the glitz was a brewing feud — and a far more interesting story about Nicola's father, billionaire Nelson Peltz. Long before he became Beckham's in-law, Peltz helped ignite the 1980s junk bond boom, flipped Snapple for a $700 million profit, and quietly lobbied a president for a pardon.

The Los Angeles Lakers just became the most expensive pro sports team ever sold. At a $10 billion valuation, the Buss family walks away with a multibillion-dollar windfall—46 years after Jerry Buss bought the team for just $67.5 million.

Steve Ballmer wasn't the founder. He wasn't the tech genius. He wasn't an early employee. He wasn't even given equity at first. But he was very loyal. And that loyalty has transformed him into the sixth richest person on earth.

In 2007, Jensen Huang donated $12.6 million worth of Nvidia stock to launch a small family foundation. Thanks to Nvidia's meteoric rise, that quiet gift has transformed into one of the largest philanthropic war chests in the country — and it might just become the biggest the world has ever seen.

Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison just gained $34 billion in 48 hours, vaulting past Jeff Bezos to become the third-richest person in the world. With Oracle stock surging and AI demand exploding, could Ellison be on a path to becoming a trillionaire?

In October 2012, George Lucas announced that he had sold his "Star Wars" franchise to Disney for $4 billion. Half cash. Half stock. Was that a good or bad choice?

In his official financial disclosures, Vladimir Putin claims to be worth around $250,000. Other reports peg the number closer to $200 billion.

Who is the richest person in Russia? If you guessed it was a ruthless billionaire named Vladimir you are correct. But his last name isn't Putin…

Bill Gates has already donated an enormous fortune to global causes. And he just announced that by 2045, he'll donate another $200 billion. Here's where the money has gone so far, and what comes next.

A 60-year-old woman was left in a coma after a violent break-in at the Montecito mansion of Beanie Babies billionaire Ty Warner. The attacker, a former soldier with a violent past, now faces attempted murder charges after claiming the home was his.

Long before Shari Redstone was navigating boardroom battles, her father, Sumner Redstone, was making headlines of a very different kind… by spending hundreds of millions of dollars on ex-girlfriends, mistresses, and brief flings…

James Dyson built one of the most profitable tech empires on Earth by obsessing over airflow and refusing to give up. After 5,126 failed prototypes, he vacuumed up an $18 billion fortune—and still owns 100% of the company.

When Yvon Chouinard was in his 20s he spent more than six months of each year criss crossing North America and the Alps climbing mountains with his friends and living on about 50 cents a day. Today, Chouinard is the founder of the outdoor gear company Patagonia, which reported $750 million in sales in 2015.