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These eight billionaires had an exceptionally good last 12 months. Each saw their new worth rise by many billions!

It's no secret that the NBA is big business and the 2016 season was no exception to that. The NBA's total revenues were $1.36 billion. Here are the 10 most valuable teams.

Huang Guangyu's rise from his impoverished childhood to great wealth was swift. By his mid 30s, he was a billionaire and the richest man in China. Today's he is in prison.

In 2014, Robert Foisie donated $40 million to his alma mater, Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Now, Janet Foisie, his ex-wife, wants some of that money back.

Purchasing this skyscraper may get this Chinese company one step closer to Trump.

Dr. Soon-Shiong has been celebrated for his generosity through a $12 million donation to the University of Utah, but what wasn't mentioned in any of the accolades was that $10 million of the good doctor's donation was being funneled right back into one of his own struggling companies.

If you want to become a billionaire, tech is a good industry to enter. About one third of the 30 richest billionaires in the world have earned their fortunes in technology.

Huang Guangyu has just purchased a townhouse in NYC for a cool $41.5 million. His wife Lisa will be living there alone for quite a while since her husband is in prison.

It's no secret that Wang Jianlin wants to be a Hollywood power player. However, he may have to wait longer now that his deal to buy Dick Clark Productions is dead.

Donald Trump is the richest president of the United States in history. However, the eight women on this list are all richer than Donald Trump.

Mayor Liccardo pledged during the announcement of the gift that all of Hoang's $5 million gift will go to flood relief efforts.

A former entertainment reporter has become Hong Kong's richest woman, thanks to a notorious ladies' man…

There were a lot of winners from Snap Inc.'s IPO. But one truly unexpected winner has emerged and you'll never guess who it is…

Oprah Winfrey is a lot of things – talk show host, queen of all media, magazine maven, actress… we could go on. The fact is Oprah is a self-made billionaire who did it all herself and that's pretty darn inspiring.

The two paying passengers on board the SpaceX Dragon when it takes off in 2018 will also be "trained astronauts," undergoing testing to ensure they're physically (and, presumably, psychologically) healthy enough to make the trip.