MacKenzie Bezos is the latest billionaire to sign the Giving Pledge and commit at least half of her $35 billion fortune to charity. Bezos joins Mark Zuckerberg, Richard...
The once and future richest person in the world (once the Bezos divorce finalizes), Bill Gates will happily apply the dispassionate, sharp-elbowed logic that made him...
Altogether, the 20 African tycoons are worth $68.7 billion, down from $75.4 billion for last year’s list. However, the average net worth for each list member...
After a turbulent few days on the stock market, fueled by rising tension between China and the U.S. over trade agreements as well as hostile attention...
One year after taking office, President Donald Trump’s fortune is down an estimated $400 million to $3.1 billion on the latest Forbes World’s Billionaires list. His...
The descendants of Walmart founder Sam Walton saw their fortunes shrivel by $15 billion on Tuesday, after the world’s largest retailer reported slowing online sales growth and...
Some of the world’s richest people – including Warren Buffett, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos – lost billions apiece on Monday as stocks took an ugly nosedive....
Buoyed by rising stock markets and commodity prices, Africa’s billionaires are collectively wealthier than a year ago. The 23 billionaires that Forbes found in Africa –...
The average member of The Forbes 400 is, at 67, old enough to retire. But 14 members of the new Forbes list of America’s 400 richest people...
Shortly before Nigeria’s independence in 1960, Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu, reportedly Nigeria’s first black billionaire, and founding president of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, was knighted by Queen...