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In The 1990s, The Third-Richest Person On The Planet (Behind Gates And Buffett) Was… A Swiss Orchestra Conductor???
For much of the 1990s, the third-richest person in the world – behind only Bill Gates and Warren Buffett – was a random Swiss orchestra conductor named Paul Sacher.
The 11 Richest Millennial Billionaires On The Planet
There are a few thousand billionaires in the world. Roughly 100 are "millennials." These are the 11 richest.
Former Billionaire/Current West Virginia Governor Jim Justice Is Personally On The Hook For $700 Million In Business Debt
Jim Justice, governor of West Virginia and coal tycoon, is personally on the hook for $700 million in debt related to a recently-collapsed financial firm,
11 Years Ago Eike Batista Predicted He'd Be The Richest Person On The Planet By 2020. Instead He's Serving A 30 Year Prison Sentence…
In 2010, Eike Batista predicted that by 2020 he'd be the richest person in the world with a net worth of $100 billion. Instead, he's currently serving a 30-year prison sentence.
What Drove One Of America's Richest Oil Executives To Commit Suicide By Driving Into A Concrete Bridge At 88MPH?
On March 2, 2016, one of America's richest and most important oil executives drove his SUV into a concrete bridge at 88mph. He was killed instantly. It was a tragic and shocking fall from grace.
The Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation Sold ALL Of Its $1.4 Billion Stake In Apple, Twitter, & Amazon Before Announcing Divorce
The unwinding of one of the largest private fortunes in the world continues!
Meet The Under-The-Radar San Francisco Family That Controls A $3 Billion Real Estate Empire
They may not have the same name recognition of their peers, but the Swig family controls an incredible commercial real estate portfolio.
9 Billionaires Who Lost Their Fortunes
The following people seemingly had it all – money, lavish lifestyles, anything and everything that money could buy – and lost it all. Talk about a fall from grace! What has to happen in a person's life for them to lose so much money? Lucky for you, we have the answer to that!
How Taking Magic Mushrooms Led To A Billion Dollar Fortune
There are countless ways to make a billion dollar fortune. Take Christian Angermayer. After a lifetime of abstinence, he became a billionaire after tripping on magic mushrooms…
Steven Spielberg Lists His "Seven Seas" Superyacht For $160 Million
If you're in the market for a new yacht, AND you have $160 million… good news!
TikTok CEO Zhang Yiming Resigns With A $44 Billion Fortune So He Can "Read More Books And Daydream"
What do you do after you make $44 billion? Retire to read books and daydream of course!
Beijing Overtakes Manhattan To Become Home To The Most Billionaires
The world has a new billionaire capital, officially. For the first time, New York City is no longer home to the largest concentration of billionaires. Beijing is the new billionaire capital of the world with 100 billionaires to New York City's 99 billionaires.
Meet Miriam Adelson: The Casino Heiress Who Is Now The 5th Richest Woman In The World
Miriam Adelson is the widow of casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson, who died in January. She inherited most of his fortune and has a net worth of $34 billion, making her the fifth-richest woman in the world.
Squarespace Founder Anthony Casalena Is Officially A Billionaire After Wednesday's Rocky IPO
Welcome to the billionaires club Anthony Casalena!
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong's Net Worth Has Been Obliterated Since Going Public
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is seeing his net worth explode… in a bad way.