Articles
Get daily updates on celebrity wealth, massive athlete contracts, and billionaire news. Read deep-dive articles on the secret fortunes and financial empires of your favorite stars.
/2020/11/GettyImages-1176949004.jpg)
The 18 Biggest Actor Paydays Earned For Streaming Movies
Brad Pitt just landed a career-high $40 million payday for a Netflix movie, but it's not even the biggest streaming salary ever. From $50 million deals to guaranteed blockbuster checks, here's how streaming quietly rewrote Hollywood's pay scale.
/2026/03/kevin-james-segway.jpg)
Did The Inventor Of The Segway Really Die Riding His Segway Off A Cliff?
Did the inventor of the Segway really die riding it off a cliff? Discover the true story of owner Jimi Heselden, inventor Dean Kamen, and the facts behind the internet's wildest urban legend.
/2026/04/jay-z-billioniare.png)
The Billionaire Blueprint: How Jay-Z Turned A Champagne Boycott And A Streaming App Into A $2.5 Billion Net Worth
How three business deals transformed Jay-Z from a $300 million net worth into a billionaire. Inside the genius Ace of Spades, D'Ussé cognac, and Tidal deals that made him a mogul.
/2026/04/carmel-enhanced.png)
Carmel Mansion Made Famous From "Basic Instinct" & "Big Little Lies" Listed For $91 Million
The Carmel cliffside home made famous in "Basic Instinct" is back on the market with a $91 million price tag, but the real story is how it transformed from a single 1980s house into a five-parcel mega-compound. Behind the listing is a decade-long strategy involving an oil-tech fortune, a tragic billionaire backstory, and tens of millions in calculated upgrades.
/2026/04/herb-alpert-scaled.jpg)
Herb Alpert Is To The Richest Celebrity You've Never Heard Of. How A 1970s Trumpet Player Built An $650 Million Music Fortune
How did trumpet player Herb Alpert build a net worth of $650 million? Inside the genius A&M Records and Rondor Music deals that made him a music industry tycoon.
/2022/11/GettyImages-1408084656.jpg)
With His Second Masters Win, Rory McIlroy Is Now A Chip Shot Away From Breaking Tiger Woods' PGA Career Earnings Record
After capturing his second Masters title, Rory McIlroy is closing in on financial history. He is now just $6.3 million shy of breaking Tiger Woods' all-time PGA Tour career earnings record.
/2026/04/GettyImages-2170280699.jpg)
Here's How Much Caitlin Clark Will Make This WNBA Season
Caitlin Clark is one of the faces of the WNBA. She's about to make a lot more money after the league's new collective bargaining agreement.
/2026/04/GettyImages-2230731448.jpg)
Every WNBA Player Is Getting A Big Raise With The League's New Collective Bargaining Agreement
The WNBA and its players negotiated a new collective bargaining agreement, and it's paying dividends for the players.
/2019/06/GettyImages-455404136.jpg)
Floyd Mayweather Reportedly Hit With $7.3 Million IRS Lien For Unpaid Taxes
As the boxing legend prepares for massive comeback fights against Mike Tyson and Manny Pacquiao, his complicated cash flow and net worth are once again in the spotlight.
/2020/06/GettyImages-849622772.jpg)
Kevin Durant Invested In Whoop When It Was Worth $125 Million. Today It's Worth $10 Billion. What's That Mean For Kevin's Net Worth?
While the world watches Kevin Durant sink jump shots for the Houston Rockets, his venture capital firm 35V just turned a brilliant early bet on the Whoop fitness tracker into a massive nine-figure windfall. We break down the exact math behind Whoop's $10.1 billion valuation and explore how Durant is quietly orchestrating his path to billionaire status off the court.
/2026/04/khaby-lame.jpg)
I Hate To Say I Told You So, But… Khaby Lame's "Billion-Dollar" Deal Has Flopped 94% Since The January Hype
Did Khaby Lame really sell his company for $975 million? Forbes and Bloomberg said yes, but the SEC filings and a 95% stock crash say otherwise. Discover the truth behind the Rich Sparkle (ANPA) "billionaire" myth, the frozen brokerage accounts, and why this TikTok mega-deal is currently hitting a brick wall.
What Are The Net Worths Of The "Laguna Beach" Stars 20 Years Later?
Twenty years after "Laguna Beach" turned a group of Orange County teenagers into overnight celebrities, their financial lives have gone in dramatically different directions. From massive retail empires to quiet corporate careers, here's how the cast's net worths stack up today.
/2019/07/GettyImages-1013504086.jpg)
What Is Lauren Conrad's Net Worth? The Untold Story Of Her Kohl's Empire, Annual Retail Royalties And Licensing Fortune
More than 20 years after "Laguna Beach," Lauren Conrad is back for the reunion, but her real story happened after the cameras stopped rolling. Here's how she quietly turned reality TV fame into an $80 million empire powered by one of the most successful retail licensing deals in the business.
/2026/04/GettyImages-2269260333.jpg)
Konnor Griffin Is A 19-Year-Old Shortstop—The Pirates Just Gave Him $140 Million
Konnor Griffin is still a teenager, but he just signed the largest deal in Pittsburgh Pirates franchise history.
/2024/04/GettyImages-1484215399.jpg)
How Ryan Reynolds And Rob McElhenney Turned A "Free" Welsh Soccer Club Into A $500 Million Empire
Back in 2021, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney paid $2 million for a Welsh soccer team called Wrexham. By spending aggressively, leveraging a hit documentary, and monetizing a worldwide audience, they rewrote the playbook for how a small sports team can scale. And now thay investment is paying off…