Business People

Women are really doing it big when it comes to finances as this year's Forbes list has several women pushing up on the list of billionaires in the world. While some of these female billionaires inherited their wealth either from their late fathers or husbands, some of them became...

The European Union ranks Switzerland as Europe's most innovative country while the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Report ranks its economy as the most competitive in the world. Switzerland has a stable, prosperous, and high-tech economy, enabling its citizens to enjoy great wealth. The country has a good number...

The wealth of the richest people in New Zealand dwindled significantly in the past year, causing several of them to disappear from Forbes' World Billionaire's list. Compared to other developed countries, New Zealand ranks very low among representatives on the world’s billionaire list. Despite that, the country is still...

Europe is the world's second-smallest continent by surface area, but on the other hand, its economy is the largest on Earth. This is hardly a surprise as most of the countries of the continent are first-world nations. As Europe has prospered over the centuries, some families and individuals have...

Every year, Forbes updates its wealth ranking list and it doesn't come as a shock that some richest people in the United States have retained their spots while some ranked higher than their past position in previous years. There are no doubts that the richest people in the US just...

With the release of Forbes' latest list of the wealthiest billionaires in the world, the ranks of the richest people in Canada is growing faster than some countries' economy. The country's Wealthiest People simply got richer. To help us understand how wealthier they have become, Forbes compiled a chart...

Billions of pounds were lost due to the Coronavirus pandemic in Britain as many businesses were badly hit by the economic crisis caused by the pandemic. Recent reports show that the total worth of British billionaires (£743 billion) in early 2020 was £29 billion short of their total net...

We are all familiar with the cliché that says 'education is the key to success'. Well, if education is the key to success, one is tempted to wonder if school is the lock. Yes, school is important; after all, the essence of its emergence is to help those that...

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...

A good number of the celebrities we see today became famous through their work in diverse fields which includes the likes of sports, music, acting, and several other endeavors that are known to garner fans to people who follow those paths. However, we still have some privileged few that...

If the name, Lori Loughlin, was unknown to the mainstream American audience, that has changed since the college admission scandal that rocked several celebrities, including Lori and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli. While Lori had a semblance of fame through her role in the Netflix show, Fuller House, her husband...

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...

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...

Being a religious person in today’s increasingly circular world can be fraught with several challenges and one person that can testify to this fact is American business executive, David Green. A native of Emporia, Kansas, Green overcame a poor background to become a billionaire; turning his makeshift arts and...

If you are not acquainted with the yearly roster of billionaires as published by Forbes magazine, you are less likely to be familiar with Mark Cuban’s net worth and your only knowledge of him limited to his charming appearances on the popular ABC show, Shark Tank, but do not...

The name Fabrizio Moreira might not have rang a bell yet, but this young Ecuadorian-American is one to look out for. A burgeoning talent manager/agent, politician, public relations manager, businessman, and international speaker, Mr. Moreira is a man whose groundbreaking works and contributions in these areas have drawn the attention of top public...

Stan Lee was a prolific comic book writer, producer, editor, and entrepreneur who had a net worth of $50 million at the time of his death. He once served as the president and chairman of Marvel Comics having worked his way up from the position of an office assistant. Lee...

What is Kevin O’Leary's net worth? We may know Kevin O’Leary as being quite ruthless on "Shark Tank", but his wealth is quite impressive. He is Donald Trump’s equivalent in Canada. Kevin Kevin O’Leary is an investor, writer, TV personality, journalist, financial commentator and an astute businessman. His net worth is...

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...

Reed Hastings has on multiple occasions been described as the man who revolutionized entertainment and the reason is not hard to spot. Thanks to his foresight with regard to the future of movie rental, he founded Netflix and grew it into one of the largest movie rental companies in...