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Lululemon Founder Chip Wilson – Who Is Worth $6 Billion – Is Getting Divorced With No Prenup

Lululemon Founder Chip Wilson – Who Is Worth $6 Billion – Is Getting Divorced With No Prenup

Sep 6, 2026

Lululemon founder Chip Wilson is worth $6 billion and is divorcing his wife of 24 years, Shannon "Summer" Wilson. With no prenup and most of his fortune created during their marriage, the financial stakes could be enormous.

Apple Gave Him A Bad Performance Review And Ignored His WiFi Idea. So He Quit. Today Robert Pera is Worth $33 Billion And Owns The Memphis Grizzlies

Apple Gave Him A Bad Performance Review And Ignored His WiFi Idea. So He Quit. Today Robert Pera is Worth $33 Billion And Owns The Memphis Grizzlies

Aug 27, 2026

Apple once paid Robert Pera $65,000 a year, gave him a 2-out-of-5 performance review and ignored his idea for extending Wi-Fi range. He quit, started Ubiquiti with around $30,000, and today he is worth $33 billion and owns the Memphis Grizzlies.

This Quiet 350-Year-Old British Dynasty Is Led By A 35-Year-Old Who Is 16 Times Richer Than King Charles

This Quiet 350-Year-Old British Dynasty Is Led By A 35-Year-Old Who Is 16 Times Richer Than King Charles

Aug 26, 2026

One marriage in 1677 handed the Grosvenor family hundreds of acres of marshy land west of London. Nearly 350 years later, 35-year-old Hugh Grosvenor sits atop a $13 billion dynasty that is roughly 16 times richer than King Charles III.

In 2017, Hui Ka Yan Was China's Richest Person With A $45 Billion Fortune. He Was Just Sentenced To Life In Prison

In 2017, Hui Ka Yan Was China's Richest Person With A $45 Billion Fortune. He Was Just Sentenced To Life In Prison

Aug 20, 2026

Hui Ka Yan was once the richest person in China, with a net worth of $45 billion and a sprawling real estate empire. Nine years later, Evergrande has collapsed, his fortune has been wiped out, and he has been sentenced to life in prison.

An Optometrist Who Bought Apple AND Microsoft At Their IPOs – Then Never Sold – Is The Under-The-Radar Billionaire Who Just Paid $40 Million For A Ferrari Luce

An Optometrist Who Bought Apple AND Microsoft At Their IPOs – Then Never Sold – Is The Under-The-Radar Billionaire Who Just Paid $40 Million For A Ferrari Luce

Aug 17, 2026

Over the weekend, an under-the-radar billionaire made headlines by paying a record $40 million for Ferrari Luce "Chassis 0." Who is Herbert "Herbie" Wertheim? And how did he quietly turn a modest optical-products business and decades of personal stock investing into a $5 billion fortune???

A Fraud Lawsuit, A Collapsed Startup And Wildly Different Rare Beauty Valuations: Is Selena Gomez Still A Billionaire?

A Fraud Lawsuit, A Collapsed Startup And Wildly Different Rare Beauty Valuations: Is Selena Gomez Still A Billionaire?

Aug 13, 2026

Two years ago, we declared Selena Gomez a billionaire thanks to her thriving "Rare Beauty" empire. A lot has changed in two years. When it's all counted, is Selena still a billionaire?

What Are The 10 Largest Hedge Funds In The World? And How Rich Are The Founders?

What Are The 10 Largest Hedge Funds In The World? And How Rich Are The Founders?

Aug 13, 2026

The world's largest hedge funds collectively manage more than $800 billion, with firms like AQR, Bridgewater, Millennium, Two Sigma, and Citadel sitting near the top. Here's how the biggest hedge funds rank today—and how rich their founders became along the way.

The 10 Richest Hedge Fund Managers In The World Today

The 10 Richest Hedge Fund Managers In The World Today

Aug 13, 2026

Not only are they rich hedge fund managers, but they are THE RICHEST of all hedge fund managers in the world today.

They Co-Own A $80 Billion Hedge Fund. They're Both Worth $10 Billion. They Hate Each Other… And One Is Getting Divorced With No Prenup

They Co-Own A $80 Billion Hedge Fund. They're Both Worth $10 Billion. They Hate Each Other… And One Is Getting Divorced With No Prenup

Aug 13, 2026

They run one of the largest hedge funds in the world with $80 billion in assets. They're both worth $10 billion. They despise each other and can't make even simple business decisions anymore. And one of them is going through a divorce with no prenup.

Tatiana Santo Domingo Married Into Monaco's Royal Family. But She Was Already Heir To A Multi-Billion-Dollar Beer Fortune

Tatiana Santo Domingo Married Into Monaco's Royal Family. But She Was Already Heir To A Multi-Billion-Dollar Beer Fortune

Aug 9, 2026

Tatiana Santo Domingo married into Monaco's royal family, but she didn't need royal connections to become fabulously wealthy. Long before she wed Grace Kelly's grandson Andrea Casiraghi, Tatiana was already heir to a multibillion-dollar fortune built on one of the world's largest beer empires.

Shah Rukh Khan Is Now Officially A Billionaire And The Richest Actor On Earth. How A Cricket Team Propelled King Khan To Billionaire Status

Shah Rukh Khan Is Now Officially A Billionaire And The Richest Actor On Earth. How A Cricket Team Propelled King Khan To Billionaire Status

Aug 4, 2026

By our most recent calculations, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is now a billionaire. But acting salaries alone did not get him there. King Kahn's smartest move was a $75 million bet on a cricket team.

How Rich Would Warren Buffett Be Today If Never Donated A Dime To Charity?

How Rich Would Warren Buffett Be Today If Never Donated A Dime To Charity?

Aug 3, 2026

Warren Buffett has only been the richest person in the world ONCE, back in 2008. And his time up top was brief. But that's not the whole story…

How Rich Would Bill Gates Be Today If He Never Donated A Dollar To Charity?

How Rich Would Bill Gates Be Today If He Never Donated A Dollar To Charity?

Aug 3, 2026

Bill Gates is worth around $105 billion today, but his fortune would be dramatically larger if he had never donated tens of billions of dollars to charity. And had he also held on to most of his original Microsoft stake, he could be worth more than $1 trillion.

How Rich Was Leopold Aschenbrenner At His Hedge Fund's $45 Billion Peak? And How Rich Is He Today After This Week's Insane Implosion?

How Rich Was Leopold Aschenbrenner At His Hedge Fund's $45 Billion Peak? And How Rich Is He Today After This Week's Insane Implosion?

Jul 31, 2026

Just 48 hours ago, hedge fund whiz kid Leopold Aschenbrenner was worth $5 Billion and was preparing for his wedding (THIS WEEKEND!!!). What's his net worth today after the sudden collapse of Situational Awareness?

How Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager David Tepper Got The Coldest Revenge Ever On His Former Boss

How Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager David Tepper Got The Coldest Revenge Ever On His Former Boss

Jul 28, 2026

David Tepper spent years toiling at Goldman Sachs, hoping to be made partner. It never happened so he struck out on his own and eventually made a fortune. He then got the best revenge ever….

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All The People From The Last 200 Years Who Have Been The Richest Person In The World

All The People From The Last 200 Years Who Have Been The Richest Person In The World

Jun 28, 2026
Only 19 people in the last two centuries have ever worn the crown of the world's richest. From Rockefeller to Gates, Bezos to Musk — this is the full story of history's game of financial thrones.
How Jeff Bezos Secretly Became a Google Billionaire — Thanks to a Failed $185 Million Amazon Acquisition In 1998

How Jeff Bezos Secretly Became a Google Billionaire — Thanks to a Failed $185 Million Amazon Acquisition In 1998

May 7, 2025
Jeff Bezos once lost $185 million on a failed acquisition. But that "failure" introduced him to two Stanford students building a strange little search engine called Google. The into might be the smartest investment he ever made.
Who Owns The World? Literally? These Are The 10 Largest Individual Landowners On The Planet

Who Owns The World? Literally? These Are The 10 Largest Individual Landowners On The Planet

Mar 26, 2025
Ever wondered who really owns the world? From monarchs who rule entire nations to billionaires with more land than some countries, here are the 10 individuals who control the largest slices of the planet.
The World's Richest Families (2025 Edition)

The World's Richest Families (2025 Edition)

Aug 26, 2025
There are a few ways we can quantify and determine which families are the richest in the world. There are three families that could be considered the richest family in the world. So, who is the richest of them all?
How Jami Gertz Went From Moderately Successful 1980s Actress To The Richest Celebrity On The Planet... With A Net Worth Of $12 BILLION

How Jami Gertz Went From Moderately Successful 1980s Actress To The Richest Celebrity On The Planet... With A Net Worth Of $12 BILLION

Apr 21, 2026
How did Jami Gertz, a somewhat random 1980s actress with a modest Hollywood career, end up as the world's richest celebrity? She's richer than Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Oprah...
Douglas Fregin Is The Secret Billionaire BlackBerry Founder Who Cashed Out At The PERFECT Time

Douglas Fregin Is The Secret Billionaire BlackBerry Founder Who Cashed Out At The PERFECT Time

Mar 18, 2026
Discover the true story of Doug Fregin, the eccentric co-founder who outsmarted Wall Street by retiring at the perfect moment. While his partners lost billions during the iPhone's rise, Fregin walked away with $1 billion in cash.
Shah Rukh Khan Is Now Officially A Billionaire And The Richest Actor On Earth. How A Cricket Team Propelled King Khan To Billionaire Status

Shah Rukh Khan Is Now Officially A Billionaire And The Richest Actor On Earth. How A Cricket Team Propelled King Khan To Billionaire Status

Aug 4, 2026
By our most recent calculations, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is now a billionaire. But acting salaries alone did not get him there. King Kahn's smartest move was a $75 million bet on a cricket team.
One Of L.A.'s Highest Property Tax Bills: 77,000 Square Feet On Chalon Road In Bel Air

One Of L.A.'s Highest Property Tax Bills: 77,000 Square Feet On Chalon Road In Bel Air

Mar 6, 2020
The estate located at 11101 Chalon Road in Bel Air is rather infamous for the fact that construction costs are rumored to be more than $300 million. The home also carries one of the highest property tax bills in the city.
Magician David Copperfield Is Now Officially A Billionaire

Magician David Copperfield Is Now Officially A Billionaire

Jul 20, 2018
This isn't a magic trick. David Copperfield's net worth just officially topped $1 billion.
What's Kanye West's Net Worth Today? A Full History Of The Meteoric Rise And Dramatic Fall Of Kanye's Multi-Billion-Dollar Fortune

What's Kanye West's Net Worth Today? A Full History Of The Meteoric Rise And Dramatic Fall Of Kanye's Multi-Billion-Dollar Fortune

Mar 30, 2026
Fifteen years ago, Kanye West was worth $30 million. By 2021, he was a $6.6 billion mogul. Then the last few years happened. What's Kanye West's net worth today?
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