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Let's Pour One Out For Ronald Wayne – Apple's Forgotten Founder Who Once Owned 10% Of The Trillion Dollar Company

Let's Pour One Out For Ronald Wayne – Apple's Forgotten Founder Who Once Owned 10% Of The Trillion Dollar Company

Aug 3, 2018

Pour out a little liquor. Thoughts and prayers. Positive vibes… All go out to Apple's long forgotten third founder Ronald Wayne who once owned 33.33% of a trillion company.

How Rich Would Steve Jobs Be At Apple's $1 Trillion Market Cap?

How Rich Would Steve Jobs Be At Apple's $1 Trillion Market Cap?

Aug 3, 2018

If Steve Jobs was alive today, he'd surely be happy to see his creation become the first American company to top $1 trillion in market cap. But how rich would he be from that milestone?

Hong Kong Billionaire Pollyanna Chu Yuet Wah Has Lost 74 Percent Of Her Fortune

Hong Kong Billionaire Pollyanna Chu Yuet Wah Has Lost 74 Percent Of Her Fortune

Aug 3, 2018

At the beginning of the year, Chu enjoyed a fortune of about $8.4 billion, but after some bad turns of fate for her company, she's lost $6.2 billion of that.

The Massive Success Of Fortnite Has Turned Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney Into A Billionaire

The Massive Success Of Fortnite Has Turned Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney Into A Billionaire

Jul 27, 2018

Tim Sweeney created the global phenomenon Fortnite and gave it away for free. That turned out to be a brilliant strategy that has made him a billionaire.

Mukesh Ambani Overtakes Jack Ma To Become Asia's Richest Person 

Mukesh Ambani Overtakes Jack Ma To Become Asia's Richest Person 

Jul 25, 2018

Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani has officially overtaken Jack Ma to become Asia's richest person… just barely.

The Billionaire Giving Pledge Approaching $600 Billion In Value

The Billionaire Giving Pledge Approaching $600 Billion In Value

Jul 25, 2018

According to a recent study, the combined value of the billionaire Giving Pledge is on track to be worth as much as $600 million by the year 2022.

Richard Branson Shares A Letter With His Teenage Self

Richard Branson Shares A Letter With His Teenage Self

Jul 24, 2018

Branson addresses an open letter to his "younger dyslexic self." But the letter is really directed toward anyone who might in the present be struggling with dyslexia.

The 15 Richest, Self-Made Women In America (2018)

The 15 Richest, Self-Made Women In America (2018)

Jul 24, 2018

Today, some of the U.S.'s biggest companies, brands, products and technological innovations are being built by women. To make this list, women had to have a minimum net worth of $1.5 billion

Rodan And Fields Build Billion Dollar Fortunes Off MLM Skin Care Company

Rodan And Fields Build Billion Dollar Fortunes Off MLM Skin Care Company

Jul 24, 2018

Rodan and Fields, besides being a multi-level marketing skin care line, is a company that has made its founders, Katie Rodan and Kathy Fields, billionaires.

Wife Of U-Haul Billionaire Dumps 7 Dogs At Shelter, Refuses To Pay For Medical Care

Wife Of U-Haul Billionaire Dumps 7 Dogs At Shelter, Refuses To Pay For Medical Care

Jul 21, 2018

In the latest episode of billionaires behaving badly, we have Sylvia Shoen, the wife of U-Haul billionaire Joe Shoen. Sylvia left six Rottweiler puppies and their mother who were inbred, had parasitic infections, and needed life saving medical care at a shelter.

Meet The Immigrant Billionaires Entering The Space Race

Meet The Immigrant Billionaires Entering The Space Race

Jul 20, 2018

Any way you look at it, $650 million is a lot of money. That's how much Eren and Fatih Ozmen and their Sierra Nevada Corp. spent developing the Dream Chaser – a reusable rocket designed to take astronauts into orbit. The Ozmans are billionaires in the space race.

Magician David Copperfield Is Now Officially A Billionaire

Magician David Copperfield Is Now Officially A Billionaire

Jul 19, 2018

This isn't a magic trick. David Copperfield's net worth just officially topped $1 billion.

Elon Musk Hates Being Called "Billionaire Elon Musk"

Elon Musk Hates Being Called "Billionaire Elon Musk"

Jul 17, 2018

For someone who has his hands in so many businesses and causes, billionaire Elon Musk spends a lot of time on Twitter. Just the other day, he decided to share his thoughts on the media's use of the word "billionaire.

With A Net Worth Of $150 Billion, Jeff Bezos Is Now The Richest Human In Modern History And The 10th Richest Human Ever

With A Net Worth Of $150 Billion, Jeff Bezos Is Now The Richest Human In Modern History And The 10th Richest Human Ever

Jul 16, 2018

Jeff Bezos just crossed an absolutely astounding milestone. $150,000,000,000.

Billionaire GoDaddy Founder Bob Parsons Spent $133 Million On A Mall In Phoenix

Billionaire GoDaddy Founder Bob Parsons Spent $133 Million On A Mall In Phoenix

Jul 15, 2018

GoDaddy founder Bob Parsons just made a big bet on a Phoenix area shopping and entertainment center. Westgate Entertainment District is all Parsons' for the sum of $133 million.