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The $10 million in extra Patagonia profits will go towards "groups defending our air, water and land," as well as support for the regenerative organic agriculture movement.

Some of the most famous billionaires today have made it a point to share what the most important books of their lives have been.

Georg Schaeffler and his mother, Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler-Thumann, have been one of Germany's richest families for years. However, over the course of 2018, their net worth has declined by about $16 billion – which is more than half of their combined wealth.

Denise Coates is the founder and co-CEO of UK betting firm Bet365.com. She earned $279 million in 2017, making her the highest-paid executive in the UK and the highest-earning female CEO in the world.

Chang was still active in the shipping business until "only recently," finally slowing down as head of his Pacific International Lines after nearly 70 years in the shipping business.

Coates' pay for last year puts her at the top of UK executives in terms of compensation, and represents an increase of about ten percent, compared to what she made the year before.

In 1996, Autry Stephens struck out on his own to pursue riches in the oil industry via his Big Dog Drilling Co. He had just one rig. Now, 22 years later, he owns the largest closely-held oil producer by production volume in Texas, with a valuation of $15 billion.

The disappearance is only the latest chapter in Salvator Mundi's long, complicated history, that has seen it go from an overpainted, virtually worthless mess to a genuine, authenticated da Vinci.

Koo Kwang-mo took the helm of his family's business after his father died in May. Koo inherited his father's 8.8% stake in LG, giving him 15% of the company. His holding is valued at $1.55 billion. He lives in South Korea, and the inheritance or "death" tax is one of the highest in the world.

Bom Kim didn't set out to become the e-commerce king of South Korea, but it is a good thing he did as it has made him a billionaire. Coupang, Kim's company, is South Korea's largest e-commerce company.

The 25 richest families in the world have a combined net worth of $1.1 trillion. The SC Johnson family is the 19th-wealthiest family in the world with a combined $28.2 billion net worth.

The 25 richest families in the world have a combined net worth of $1.1 trillion. The Cargill MacMillan family is the 9th wealthiest family in the world with a combined $42.3 billion net worth.

The 25-richest families in the world have a combined net worth of $1.1 trillion. The Dumas family is the 5th-wealthiest family in the world with a combined $49.2 billion net worth.

Billionaire Michael Bloomberg announced on November 18th that he's donating a record $1.8 billion to Johns Hopkins University. The donation is specifically to support student financial aid and made the school's admissions process "forever need-blind."

he wealthiest American billionaires in the United States have net worths that are hard for normal people to comprehend. We've ranked 28 of the wealthiest on a scale of 1 to 5, according to how generous they are.