Business People

The youngest centibillionaire in the world, Mark Zuckerberg, has over the years shelled out millions of dollars from his staggering net worth to purchase many properties in the United States. As a result, his real estate portfolio is worth more than $200 million. While he is known to reside...

One reliable way of calculating what Mark Zuckerberg earns in a year is to divide his present net worth by his age. If we do that, you will discover that the Facebook CEO has earned $3.2 billion for each year of his life thus far. Further calculations mean that...

Bill Gates first became a billionaire in 1987. 34 years down the line, his net worth has grown to $126 billion meaning that he has made about $125 billion over the past 34 years. A simple division will reveal that the Microsoft founder has consistently earned approximately $3.7 billion...

Although several of the wealthiest people in the world built their wealth from nothing, some were born into massive fortunes. While these billionaires inherited enormous wealth from their parents or spouses, they haven't rested on their laurels as they have gone on to expand the family business, building a...

Elon Musk does not receive any salary as the CEO of Tesla. He rather gets stock options tied to performance. There is also the substantial shareholding that he has in the company as well as SpaceX. All these helped his net worth rise from $13.9 billion in March 2017...

Physician, philanthropist, and mega political donor; these are the facets that make up one of the world’s richest women, Miriam Adelson. Married to billionaire casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson for 30 years, Ms. Adelson inherited her husband’s whopping fortune when he passed away in January 2021. She is now worth...

With a net worth estimated at around $150 billion as of May 2021, Elon Musk is one of the world's richest and most influential people. The business magnate is not only a citizen of the United States of America but also of Canada, and South Africa where he was...

Despite losing more money than any other of the top billionaires in the world in 2020 due to the coronavirus lockdown, Bernard Arnault has beaten all odds to emerge as the richest person in the world. The French billionaire businessman serves as the chairman and chief executive of the...

As the CEO of Amazon Inc., Jeff Bezos earns a little above $1.6 million per annum. The remainder of his massive $186 billion net worth, which makes him the richest man in the world, comes from his stockholding in the company that he founded. The renowned techpreneur previously owned...

While the rest of us were busy devising creative ways of stretching our paychecks amidst the covid-19 pandemic, prominent personalities in the tech industry were smiling to the bank. The shutdown necessitated by the pandemic meant that several aspects of human life had to migrate online and this led...

Having gained a net worth of $4 billion, dexterous businessman Garrett Camp ranks among the top wealthiest people in Canada. He first attained international recognition as the founder of one of the world's best-known search and advertisement websites, StumbleUpon. The Canadian entrepreneur then moved on to increase his wealth and...

Back in 2016, South African bank Capitec beat out about 99 other banks from around the globe to emerge as the best bank in the world. That feat raised the profile of the South African financial system. It also catapulted the owner of the bank, Michiel le Roux, to...

Rupert Murdoch and his family are reported to have a net worth of $22.2 billion. Thus, he is ranked among the most influential people in the media industry. Following his inheritance of an Australian publishing firm from his father Keith Murdoch when he was in his early 20s, Rupert...

When ordinary folks like you and I get a divorce, the impact majorly revolves around the personal effect on the individuals. However, it is a different ballgame when billionaires split as there are billions of dollars on the line and the potentiality of creating new billionaires or decreasing the...

With a net worth of $69 billion, Carlos Slim is one of the wealthiest individuals in the world. The Mexican business magnate is also the richest person out of Latin America, and such a feat is due to his ability to turn around the fortunes of ailing companies. Another...

It is no longer news that Billionaire couple, Bill and Melinda Gates, would be taking a break from each other after 27 years of marriage. While we may never know the exact reason why the beloved pair are embarking on such a course of action, one thing that is...

Key Facts Yasseen Mansour was ranked the 17th richest African billionaire in 2019 with a net worth of $1.5 billion. In 2020, the famous entrepreneur was named the 12th richest man in Africa, having had an estimated fortune of $2.3 billion. Mansour made Forbes Africa's Billionaire list in 2021,...

Key Facts Andy Jassy is set to take over as the new CEO of Amazon from Jeff Bezos. He initially joined the company as a marketing manager in 1997. From marketing manager, he was able to work his way up to technical assistant to Jeff Bezos. He and Bezos...

With great shock and a collective gasp, the world received news that Billionaire philanthropist couple; Bill and Melinda Gates, would be getting a divorce. The Gates, who had been together for an astonishing 27 years, had done a fine job of raising three kids while living a scandal-free life. Also...

From the banking to the insurance and telecom sectors, Othman Benjelloun has left indelible footprints wherever he goes and has built up an impressive fortune in the process. With a net worth of $1.3 billion, he is not only one of the richest individuals out of Morocco but is...