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Hong Kong could overtake New York as the world's billionaire capital very soon

The world's billionaire population grew to an all-time high of 2,754 people in 2017. Three Asian countries had the strongest growth in total net worth in 2017: China, India, and Hong Kong.As a city,...

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Meet the 10 richest billionaire royals in the world right now

Royal families are known for having a high net worth.The net worth of some European ruling royals — such as Queen Elizabeth II and the British royal family— pales in comparison to the net worth of...

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These 10 American colleges have minted more than 500 billionaires, including...

Billionaires don't all follow the same path to success, but some of them look pretty similar.Of the world's 2,754 billionaires, more than 560 hold an undergraduate or graduate degree from one of 10...

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Mexico's billionaires and businesses are warning workers about the country's...

A month before Mexico's presidential election, leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's lead continues to grow.Business leaders and wealthy Mexicans are dismayed, and they've tried to warn voters away...

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An 18-year-old Russian heiress got married in an extravagant $1.6 million...

There are weddings of mere mortals, and then there are weddings of billionaire heiresses.Irina Chigirinskaya, an 18-year-old Russian heiress, recently got married near Moscow in a lavish ceremony that...

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How the world's top billionaires acquired their fortunes

The most wealthy entrepreneurs in the world got to where they by taking very different paths.Some of them even had to get through multiple personal and professional speed bumps before achieving a...

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MEET THE WALTONS: How America's wealthiest family spends its Walmart fortune...

The Walton family is the richest family in America.Sam Walton founded Walmart in 1962. It is now the world's largest retailer by revenue with sales of $500 billion from its nearly 12,000 stores...

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Meet the 11 new tech billionaires that emerged in 2018

An elite club of investors, entrepreneurs, and heirs that spans industries and countries demands only one qualification of its members: Have a fortune of at least $1 billion. The world's billionaires...

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A honeymoon planner for billionaires says he's built a private beach, booked...

Billionaire honeymoons are out of this world — especially when it comes to their requests.Writer Brandon Presser recently spent time with luxury travel consultancy Ovation Vacations, according to an...

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Tesla shareholders just approved a $2.6 billion stock option plan for Elon...

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has a net worth around $20.1 billion.Musk said in January he will not receive any form of payment or compensation until Tesla reaches $100 billion in market cap.On...

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Mark Zuckerberg turned $1 million into $1 billion in just one year — here's...

The average age for becoming a millionaire is 37. The average mark for becoming a billionaire is 51.The gap between becoming a millionaire and billionaire has ranged from one year to 26 years. Some...

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A new TV show will send a self-made billionaire 'undercover' to see if he can...

Discovery is about to begin production on a new show called "Undercover Billionaire."In the show, an unnamed self-made billionaire will try to create a million-dollar company from scratch in 90...

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17 people who became billionaires with the least amount of work

Most billionaires needed a lifetime of work to amass their fortunes, but others were able to earn $1 billion in a relatively short amount of time.The list includes online commerce pioneers like Jeff...

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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos just put your weekend to shame — and it includes a...

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos had a fun weekend, which he documented on Twitter.Bezos' festivities included making pancakes with singer Ciara and her husband Russell Wilson, going to the movies, and tweeting...

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25 books by billionaires that will teach you how to run the world

Whether you want to launch an empire or become the best in your field, who better to consult than those who have achieved the peak of professional and financial success?That's why we've rounded up 25...

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These 15 immigrants became millionaires and billionaires after coming to the US

Billionaires and millionaires in the US include people from all over the world.Through a combination of ambition and hard work, many immigrants living in the US, such as Elon Musk (Tesla), Sergey Brin...

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WhatsApp's cofounder could be leaving $1 billion on the table by quitting...

WhatsApp cofounder Jan Koum is leaving Facebook, which acquired his company in 2014 for $19 billion.Koum, who will leave before his stock award fully vests, could be losing out on as much as $1...

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The most extravagant request fulfilled by a luxury concierge service that...

John Paul is a luxury concierge service that is available 24/7 to its millionaire and billionaire clients.While most requests are for hard-to-get tickets or restaurant tables, the service has also...

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19 billionaires who grew up poor

• Billionaires don't always come from moneyed backgrounds.• In fact, many famous billionaires actually grew up poor.• From George Soros to Larry Ellison to Oprah Winfrey, here's a look at how some of...

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Hong Kong could overtake New York as the world's billionaire capital very soon

The world's billionaire population grew to an all-time high of 2,754 people in 2017. Three Asian countries had the strongest growth in total net worth in 2017: China, India, and Hong Kong.As a city,...

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