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Since 2010, the number of billionaires in the world has more than doubled from 1,011 to 2,095. The collective net worth of the world's billionaires is about $8 trillion.

In 1990, Ron Perelman, then 47, had a net worth of $2.8 billion, and was the 3rd richest person in the U.S. Today, Perelman, 77, is worth $13 billion and he is the 37th richest American this year.

Instead of receiving any kind of base salary at all, Musk's pay comes in the form of stock options that are vested only if various financial performance milestones are met by the company.

Australian Gina Rinehart is the 89th richest person in the world. She is a mining mogul who makes a billion dollars a year from the iron ore and coal projects she owns. Pretty cut and dried, right? Well, Ms. Rinehart has had a fair bit of family drama over the years.

The latest list of the richest people under 30 is out and only three of the top 10 wealthiest 20-somethings are self-made: Kylie Jenner (sort of), Evan Spiegel, and John Collison. Alongside his older brother Patrick, John co-founded the mobile payment app Stripe.

The Duke of Westminster, 29-year-old Hugh Grosvenor, is one of the richest people in the U.K. He inherited the family assets when his father, Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, passed away in 2016 at the age of 64. He's tight with the Royal Family. He's richer than Queen Elizabeth.

There's a new member of the ultra-exclusive three comma club! Kanye West is now officially a billionaire.

Step aside Jay-Z, Diddy and Dr. Dre. Kanye West's $3 billion net worth puts you all to shame.

Branson laid the situation bare in an open letter to Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Australia's employees, citing "the severe uncertainty surrounding travel today" as a potentially fatal blow to his companies.

It goes without saying that there are a lot of rich people in California. From Hollywood to real estate to tech titans, California are bringing home the proverbial bacon by the millions and billions.

A couple in Houston, excuse me, I mean a very rich couple in Houston, is going through a divorce after three decades of marriage. Together, they have a number of homes which the husband carefully hid in trusts to prevent his ex-wife from getting them.

Reportedly, more than 150 members of the Saudi royal family have been sickened by COVID-19.

Have you ever wondered what life would be like if you were a billionaire or married to one? Countess Alexandra Tolstoy can tell you. She met and fell in love with the man of her dreams. He just happened to be a billionaire Russian oligarch, and friend of Vladimir Putin's, Sergei Pugachev.

Over the past five years, Jesse Itzler's net worth has doubled from $100 million to $200 million. What's his secret? Well, for one thing, he's married to Spanx founder Sara Blakely who is a legitimate billionaire. He's also just got the right attitude.

"To get to the best case," Gates explained, "we need to do safety and efficacy and build manufacturing" at the same time in order to speed up the timeline.