Topic: billionaires

BTS boss enters Forbes list of Korea's richest

BTS boss enters Forbes list of Korea's richest

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 02 06:28 PM

Bang Si-hyuk, founder of the entertainment company that created and produces pop sensation BTS, has entered business magazine Forbes' list of the richest people in South Korea. Read more »

Forbes: Manny Villar still Philippines' richest in 2021

Forbes: Manny Villar still Philippines' richest in 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 19 09:28 AM

MANILA - Former Senate president and real estate mogul Manny Villar is still the richest person in the Philippines with a net worth of $7.2 billion or around P349.6 billion in 2021, Forbes said on Tuesday in its 35th annual ranking of the world’s richest people. Read more »

Wealth of US billionaires soars during pandemic

Wealth of US billionaires soars during pandemic

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 10 02:20 PM

America's billionaires have seen their wealth rise by more than $1 trillion since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a study Wednesday, fueling a debate about higher taxes on the rich.   Read more »

The hidden perk that New York's mega-rich now demand

The hidden perk that New York's mega-rich now demand

James Barron, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 25 11:34 AM

“Porte cochère” — pronounced port KO-shair — is a French term that originally described an entrance to a building large enough for a coach to be driven into an interior courtyard. Think palaces. Think Louis XIV. Read more »

Billionaires' wealth falls for first time since 2015

Billionaires' wealth falls for first time since 2015

Angelika Gruber and Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi, Reuters
Posted at Nov 09 02:49 AM

ZURICH - The world's richest people became a little less well off last year, according to a report by UBS and PwC, as geopolitical turmoil and volatile equity markets reduced the wealth of billionaires for the first time since 2015. Read more »

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