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Gautam Adani May Soon Surpass Jeff Bezos To Become The World's Second Richest Person – He's The First Person From Asia To Crack The Top 3

Gautam Adani May Soon Surpass Jeff Bezos To Become The World's Second Richest Person – He's The First Person From Asia To Crack The Top 3

Sep 6, 2022

Between January 1, 2022 and today, Gautam Adani's net worth has increased more than any other billionaire in the world. His current $140 billion fortune puts Gautam within striking distance of displacing Jeff Bezos as the world's second richest person.

The Late Billionaire Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen's $1 Billion Art Collection Is Going Up For Auction

The Late Billionaire Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen's $1 Billion Art Collection Is Going Up For Auction

Aug 31, 2022

If the pieces end up being as valuable as pre-sale estimates indicate, the sale has the potential to be the biggest one-time public art auction in modern history.

Warren Buffett Should Be The Richest Person In The World Right Now

Warren Buffett Should Be The Richest Person In The World Right Now

Aug 30, 2022

If Warren Buffett wasn't so darned philanthropic, today he would be the richest person in the world.

Russian Billionaire Dmitry Pumpyansky's Seized $74 Million Superyacht Auctioned Off To Pay Off His Defaulted Loan

Russian Billionaire Dmitry Pumpyansky's Seized $74 Million Superyacht Auctioned Off To Pay Off His Defaulted Loan

Aug 30, 2022

This was the first time any of the superyachts seized by authorities in response to the invasion of Ukraine have been put up for public auction, following a court order in JP Morgan's favor last month.

Billionaire Gautam Adani Pledges $7.7 Billion To Charity

Billionaire Gautam Adani Pledges $7.7 Billion To Charity

Aug 19, 2022

Adani has been in the Billionaire's Club since 2008, but aggressive expansion in the fields of energy, media, and transport in the last couple years has seen his fortune grow substantially, to a current net worth of $108 billion.

Prince Alwaleed May Have Made A Very Poorly Timed $500 Million Bet On Russian Energy Companies RIGHT Before The Ukraine War

Prince Alwaleed May Have Made A Very Poorly Timed $500 Million Bet On Russian Energy Companies RIGHT Before The Ukraine War

Aug 17, 2022

In what may be a case of incredibly bad timing, Bloomberg is reporting that Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal invested approximately $500 million in various Russian energy companies right around the start of the Ukraine invasion in February.

A Group Of Billionaires Including Jeff Bezos, Michael Bloomberg, And Bill Gates Are Funding A Clean Energy "Treasure Hunt" In Melting Greenland

A Group Of Billionaires Including Jeff Bezos, Michael Bloomberg, And Bill Gates Are Funding A Clean Energy "Treasure Hunt" In Melting Greenland

Aug 15, 2022

The hunt is on for precious minerals like coal, copper, gold, and zinc, believed to be newly available for mining in the Greenland region and some of which can be used to make batteries for electric cars.

US Authorities Move To Seize $90 Million Plane And $156 Million Yacht Owned By Russian Billionaire Andrei Skoch

US Authorities Move To Seize $90 Million Plane And $156 Million Yacht Owned By Russian Billionaire Andrei Skoch

Aug 11, 2022

Skoch's time as the official owner of his Airbus A319-100, reportedly worth about $90 million and believed to be somewhere in Kazakhstan, seems to be drawing to a close.

MacKenzie Scott Has Given Away More Money In The Last Three Years Than Most Billionaires Give In A Lifetime

MacKenzie Scott Has Given Away More Money In The Last Three Years Than Most Billionaires Give In A Lifetime

Aug 10, 2022

Since her divorce from Jeff Bezos in 2019 left her with a fortune of almost $40 billion, Scott has been unusually committed to giving huge amounts of that fortune away.

Jeff Bezos's Mega Yacht Hauled Away From Dutch Shipyard Following Public Outcry Over Bridge Disassembly Plan

Jeff Bezos's Mega Yacht Hauled Away From Dutch Shipyard Following Public Outcry Over Bridge Disassembly Plan

Aug 8, 2022

Oceanco, the yacht building firm that is constructing Bezos's nearly completed yacht, has seen it turned into a public relations nightmare due to the bridge idea, which was widely mocked and criticized by both Rotterdam locals and interested people across the world.

100 Years Ago, One Random Guy Owned 5% Of All Oil Found In Iraq… And YES He Died One Of The Richest People On The Planet

100 Years Ago, One Random Guy Owned 5% Of All Oil Found In Iraq… And YES He Died One Of The Richest People On The Planet

Aug 1, 2022

100 years ago, a British-Armenian oil explorer forged a deal with several major oil companies to search for oil in what is now Iraq. For his efforts he set aside 5% of all oil found for himself…

Billionaire Qatari Sheikh Is Suing A London Art Dealer For Allegedly Selling Him Millions Of Dollars Worth Of Fake Ancient Statues

Billionaire Qatari Sheikh Is Suing A London Art Dealer For Allegedly Selling Him Millions Of Dollars Worth Of Fake Ancient Statues

Jul 28, 2022

Outside of making the Queen envious, Sheikh Hamad generally spends his time investing in art. His legendary art habit has recently found its way into the tabloid headlines thanks to a lawsuit filed against respected London art dealer

Bill Gates Just Bought A 17th Century Roman Palazzo For $170 Million. Plans To Convert Into A Hotel

Bill Gates Just Bought A 17th Century Roman Palazzo For $170 Million. Plans To Convert Into A Hotel

Jul 27, 2022

It's called the Palazzo Marini, a huge complex that's adjacent to the famous Trevi Fountain, and Gates (through Four Seasons) has already reportedly put down a $21 million down payment on the property.

Sergey Brin's Ex-Wife Nicole Shanahan Is Reportedly Seeking $1 Billion Divorce Settlement, Claims She Signed Prenup "Under Duress"

Sergey Brin's Ex-Wife Nicole Shanahan Is Reportedly Seeking $1 Billion Divorce Settlement, Claims She Signed Prenup "Under Duress"

Jul 26, 2022

Sergey Brin's soon-to-be ex-wife reportedly wants a $1 billion divorce settlement.

Elon Musk Allegedly Slept With Sergey Brin's Wife During A 4-Hour Miami Layover… And That's Why The Google Co-Founder Filed For Divorce

Elon Musk Allegedly Slept With Sergey Brin's Wife During A 4-Hour Miami Layover… And That's Why The Google Co-Founder Filed For Divorce

Jul 24, 2022

Both Elon Musk and Nicole Shanahan have now denied what was unquestionably a very salacious story published by the Wall Street Journal.