Billionaire Jeff Bezos’ superyacht — the Y721 — is close to completion, with reports that the 417-foot luxury vessel was spotted floating at the Greenport shipyard in Rotterdam on Sunday. After completion, the superyacht will be the largest sailing yacht in the world, overtaking the current largest ocean passenger ship, the Sea Cloud. The Y721, […]
According to Forbes, Jeff Bezos has an estimated net worth of $136.1 billion at the time of writing, making him one of the richest people on the planet. Most of Bezos’ wealth stems from his shares in Amazon, which he founded in 1994 from his garage in near Seattle, Washington. Behind the success of Amazon […]
Rihanna was recently featured on Forbes’ annual list of America’s richest self-made women for the third year in a row, ranking 21st overall. However, the Fenty Beauty CEO is the list’s only billionaire under the age of 40. While some of Rihanna’s $1.4 billion net worth stems from her successful music career, it is her […]
Former prime minister’s son Euan Blair is rapidly heading towards billionaire status after the tech business he founded six years ago was valued at £1.35 billion. Blair’s EdTech company Multiverse, which he co-founded in 2016 with friend Sophie Adelman, is a platform designed for training and apprenticeship programmes. Recently, the company closed a new £175 […]
Billionaire property tycoon Nick Candy is reportedly considering making a purchase offer on the £1.4 billion online shopping group THG, which was formerly known as The Hut Group. THG has recently rejected numerous “unacceptable” takeover offers that undervalued the company. With an estimated fortune of £1.5 billion, Candy has until 16 June to make a […]
As Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine continues, heads are increasingly turning to the country’s president and his mysterious fortune. How rich is Russian President Vladimir Putin? Is Putin richer than Tesla CEO Elon Musk? And how did Putin amass his elusive net worth? President Putin’s Net Worth In 2018 the Kremlin disclosed that President Putin […]
When Liu Qiangdong first set his sights on becoming an entrepreneur, it was unlikely that he could foresee where his goals would lead him. Founder of JD.com, one of the largest e-commerce platforms in the world, Liu Qiangdong has made a name and a reputation for himself as a savvy business leader directing his company […]
Shares in Tesla fell for the fourth day in a row to their lowest level since September amid a broad decline in global stock markets, largely due to geopolitical tensions surrounding Russia and Ukraine. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Tesla’s CEO remains the wealthiest person in the world. Nonetheless, Musk has seen $71.7 billion […]
Elon Musk may have said that he doesn't have a pot of money lying around, but you can bet your bottom dollar that he doesn't have to search for change in his wallet to fill up his fancy Tesla. Yes, Musk might not have billions sitting in a bank account, but he does have billions […]
Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk donated a total of 5,044,000 shares in the world's most valuable car manufacturer in November last year, according to its filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Musk’s donation was worth an impressive $5.74 billion, based on the closing prices of Tesla shares on the five days he […]
Louis-Dreyfus had been attempting to sell a stake in agricultural commodity trading house Louis Dreyfus Co after she borrowed over $1 billion from Credit Suisse Group AG to buy out family members. The heiress had over $400 million of debt due by the end of 2020. However, since then, Louis-Dreyfus has sold 45% of Louis […]
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has fulfilled his childhood dream today as he travelled to space as one of two passengers on board a Russian rocket headed for the International Space Station (ISS). Yusaku Maezawa, the founder of Japanese online fashion retailer Zozo, and his production assistant, Yozo Hirono, have become the first space tourists to […]
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