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If a billionaire is in the news for any reason, you will read about it right here in our "Billionaire News" section. Whether that billionaire is going through an expensive divorce, buying a $100 million private island, or making a massive donation to charity, we got you covered.

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Steve Ballmer (Microsoft Employee #30) Is Now Richer Than Bill Gates

Steve Ballmer (Microsoft Employee #30) Is Now Richer Than Bill Gates

Jul 2, 2024

Bill Gates should be a trillionaire right now. Instead Steve Ballmer – his former employee – is now slightly richer.

NVIDIA Just Became The Most Valuable Company In The World. So How Rich Is Co-Founder/CEO Jensen Huang?

NVIDIA Just Became The Most Valuable Company In The World. So How Rich Is Co-Founder/CEO Jensen Huang?

Jun 18, 2024

NVIDIA's market cap just topped $3 trillion market cap level. And at that point, how rich is company co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang?

MrBeast Is Now Officially A Billionaire

MrBeast Is Now Officially A Billionaire

Jun 12, 2024

A recently disclosed financial document just revealed the full extent of MrBeast's gross income and empire. The details give more than enough justification to officially crown MrBeast a billionaire.

Italian Soccer Team Inter Milan Seized By Investment Firm After Chinese Billionaire Owner Defaults On Loan

Italian Soccer Team Inter Milan Seized By Investment Firm After Chinese Billionaire Owner Defaults On Loan

May 31, 2024

Oaktree announced the unusual move of having "assumed ownership" of Inter Milan after a period of public jousting between Oaktree and Suning over ownership of the team.

Billionaire Robert Hale Jr. Gives UMass Dartmouth Graduating Class $1000 Each, But With Strings Attached

Billionaire Robert Hale Jr. Gives UMass Dartmouth Graduating Class $1000 Each, But With Strings Attached

May 24, 2024

The cash payments were delivered to the stage in two duffel bags and came in two envelopes for each student, one labeled "gift" and the other "give," and the idea is that to earn the first $500, the graduates need to give away the second.

Melinda French Gates Resigns From The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Melinda French Gates Resigns From The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

May 23, 2024

French Gates's statement also mentions a sum of $12.5 billion that she will have for her own philanthropic projects under the terms of her separation agreement with the foundation.

Billionaire Karl-Erivan Haub Reportedly Suspected Of Faking His Own Death And Moving To Moscow With His Russian Girlfriend

Billionaire Karl-Erivan Haub Reportedly Suspected Of Faking His Own Death And Moving To Moscow With His Russian Girlfriend

May 7, 2024

The investigation reportedly stems from a group of journalists with German news channel RTL, who seem to believe that Haub is still alive, and filed a criminal complaint alleging as much.

Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Is About To Be The Richest Person In History To Go To Jail

Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Is About To Be The Richest Person In History To Go To Jail

Apr 30, 2024

On Tuesday, Changpeng Zhao – more commonly known as "CZ," was sentenced to four months in federal prison. With a current net worth of $43 billion, he is about to be the richest person to ever go to jail.

Donald Trump Will Almost Certainly Unlock A $1.3 Billion "Earnout Bonus" Tuesday Afternoon

Donald Trump Will Almost Certainly Unlock A $1.3 Billion "Earnout Bonus" Tuesday Afternoon

Apr 22, 2024

It took less than a month for Donald Trump to unlock a $1.25 billion bonus from his technology company.

Elon Musk Asks Telsa Shareholders To Reinstate His $56 Billion Pay Package

Elon Musk Asks Telsa Shareholders To Reinstate His $56 Billion Pay Package

Apr 18, 2024

Elon Musk would really love it if Tesla shareholders voted to give him back his $56 billion payday.

Donald Trump's Truth Social Stock Fortune Has Been Cut In Half

Donald Trump's Truth Social Stock Fortune Has Been Cut In Half

Apr 17, 2024

After debuting through a SPAC merger at $50 a share, Donald Trump's Truth Social stock holdings have lost more than half their value in recent weeks.

Think Your Tax Bill Was Painful? Wait Til You Hear How Much Mark Cuban Just Wired To The IRS

Think Your Tax Bill Was Painful? Wait Til You Hear How Much Mark Cuban Just Wired To The IRS

Apr 15, 2024

Whatever pain you are feeling right now from your IRS bill, wait til you hear how much Mark Cuban just wired to the IRS…

Vietnam Real Estate Billionaire Sentenced To Death For Astonishingly Massive Bank Fraud

Vietnam Real Estate Billionaire Sentenced To Death For Astonishingly Massive Bank Fraud

Apr 15, 2024

In just one three-year period during that decade, she allegedly instructed her driver to make countless cash withdrawals from these loans. In total, the driver withdrew the equivalent of $4 BILLION USD!

Jersey Mike's Founder Stands To Make Billions On Rumored Company Sale

Jersey Mike's Founder Stands To Make Billions On Rumored Company Sale

Apr 11, 2024

Peter Cancro has owned Jersey Mike's for nearly half a century. If he sells the company, he'll score a massive payday.

If All Goes To Plan, By 2034 Michael Jordan's Annual Nike Royalty Check Will Be Ridiculous

If All Goes To Plan, By 2034 Michael Jordan's Annual Nike Royalty Check Will Be Ridiculous

Apr 8, 2024

The amount of money Michael Jordan is projected to make from Jordan brand royalties by 2034 is nothing short of mind boggling.

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Chinese Billionaire Put On Budget, Banned From Spending Due To Unpaid Debts

Chinese Billionaire Put On Budget, Banned From Spending Due To Unpaid Debts

Oct 2, 2020
Chen Feng is a Chinese billionaire with all the trappings of a luxurious lifestyle. Private jets (or at least first-class tickets), epic vacations, and bare-no-expense weekends on the golf course are regular occurrences in his life. Until now.
The Richest People In Austin, Texas

The Richest People In Austin, Texas

Oct 1, 2020
Austin, Texas is the capital of the Lone Star State. It is also home to eight billionaires. Let's get to know them.
There Are 13 American Billionaires Under 40

There Are 13 American Billionaires Under 40

Oct 1, 2020
It's a fact of life that most billionaires – and most of the list of the 400 richest Americans – are in their 60s or older. That's not the case for the 13 wunderkinds on this list: none of them have reached their 40th birthday, yet and all of them have multi-billion fortunes.
Billionaire Ronald Perelman Is Selling Off His Assets, Claims He Wants To Live A Simpler Life

Billionaire Ronald Perelman Is Selling Off His Assets, Claims He Wants To Live A Simpler Life

Sep 29, 2020
Billionaire Ron Perelman is selling off his assets, toys, art, and other trappings of his billionaire lifestyle. Is he cash strapped or is he truly trying to live a simpler life?
Michael Bloomberg Raises More Than $16 Million Towards Paying Off Fines For Florida Voters

Michael Bloomberg Raises More Than $16 Million Towards Paying Off Fines For Florida Voters

Sep 30, 2020
Bloomberg's fundraising efforts came to $16.1 million, which along with $5 million donated by the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, has paid off the fines of around.32,000 eligible voters in Florida.
The Richest People In Los Angeles

The Richest People In Los Angeles

Sep 19, 2020
The County of Los Angeles is 4,753 square miles, with more than 10 million people. Of those 10 million people, 49 residents of the County of Los Angeles are billionaires.
Duty Free Co-Founder And Ex-Billionaire Chuck Feeney Says He's Officially Succeeded In Getting Rid Of All His Money

Duty Free Co-Founder And Ex-Billionaire Chuck Feeney Says He's Officially Succeeded In Getting Rid Of All His Money

Sep 22, 2020
While Feeney's unusual generosity of financial giving has been known for years now, the shuttering of his Atlantic Philanthropies in 2020 was always part of the plan.
How Billionaire Russian Oligarch Roman Abramovich Spends his Billions

How Billionaire Russian Oligarch Roman Abramovich Spends his Billions

Sep 17, 2020
Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has an incredible collection of cars, planes, yachts, art, and homes. Oh, and he also owns the English Premier League's Chelsea FC and can often be seen in the stands rooting on his team. It must be good to be a billionaire!
How Much Money Has Bill Gates Donated So Far?

How Much Money Has Bill Gates Donated So Far?

Sep 16, 2020
Bill Gates has vowed to give away most of his vast fortune before he dies. That's not as easy as it sounds, when you're worth in excess of $100 billion, since the money tends to grow faster than he can give it away.