Entertainment | Celebrity Net Worth

Money might not grow on trees, but apparently it can be found hidden under a pile of leaves by a 27 year old immigrant landscaper out on Long Island!

This is the story of how Chan Laiwa went from a dirt poor descendant of a wealthy aristocratic Chinese family, to one of the richest women in the world.

There are more than 1300 billionaires in the world today. Let's take a look at how just a few of them –those who made their money in technology startups — spend their money and what they splurge on.

This holiday season let's take a look at the Top 10 Biggest Philanthropists Alive Today – and we're talking about money actually donated, not just pledged to some future date.

Beyonce Knowles is a massive success now, but it wasn't always that way. Her early years in the music industry were extremely rough. Today she is the poster child for perseverance.

In addition to being the 108th mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg is also the 22nd wealthiest person in the world with a net worth of $27 billion. This is his impressive life story.

The 10 most intelligent people in the world have surprisingly varied and interesting life stories.

It's good to be Daddy's little princess. Especially when daddy is a violent kleptomaniac African dictator! That's how Angolan "entrepreneur" Isabel Dos Santos "earned" $4 billion, while her countrymen starve to death.

Go to college or you'll never amount to anything! These six multi-multi-billionaires prove that old adage very wrong.

The story you are about to hear is amazing. After winning a $40 million jackpot, a Canadian man named Tom Crist recently announced that he is donating 100% of his winnings to charity.

Within a few years, David Copperfield is expected to become the world's first self-made billionaire magician. This is his magical success story.

Shark Tank judge Barbara Corcoran took a $1,000 loan from an ex-boyfriend and said goodbye to her career as a diner waitress and hello to the extremely lucrative world of New York City real estate.

Ernesto Bertarelli is the richest person in Switzerland with a net worth of $15.1 billion thanks to a massively successful pharmaceutical empire.

If you seriously want to impress your neighbors this Christmas season, AND you happen to have an extra $4.2 million laying around, then we may have a deal for you.

Despite being the third richest person in Japan with a net worth of $8 billion, you've probably never heard of Hiroshi Mikitani or his massively successful internet empire: Rakuten.