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As of March 21, 2023, Stefan Persson was the wealthiest person in Sweden, with an estimated net worth of 15.9 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Melker Schorling (No. 2, $9.9 billion), Antonia Ax:son Johnson  (No. 3, $9.4 billion); and Finn Rausing  (No. 4, $8.9 billion). Kirsten Rausing is the fifth-richest person in...

As of March 21, 2023, Tadashi Yanai was the wealthiest person in Japan, with an estimated net worth of 31.7 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Takemitsu Takizaki (No. 2, $21.4 billion), Masayoshi Son (No. 3, $21.0 billion); and Takahisa Takahara  (No. 4, $7.5 billion). Masahiro Noda is the fifth-richest person in...

As of March 21, 2023, Vicky Safra was the wealthiest person in Brazil, with an estimated net worth of 16.6 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Jorge Paulo Lemann (No. 2, $15.7 billion), Eduardo Saverin (No. 3, $11.2 billion); and Marcel Herrmann Telles (No. 4, $10.5 billion). Carlos Alberto Sicupira is the...

As of March 21, 2023, Gina Rinehart was the wealthiest person in Australia, with an estimated net worth of 27.2 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Andrew Forrest (No. 2, $19.2 billion), Harry Triguboff (No. 3, $13.2 billion); and Anthony Pratt (No. 4, $11.4  billion). Mike Cannon-Brookes is the fifth-richest person in Australia, with a whopping...

As of March 20, 2023, David Thomson was the wealthiest person in Canada, with an estimated net worth of 55.9 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Changpeng Zhao (No. 2, $10.5 billion), Jim Pattison  (No. 3, $9.6 billion); and David Cheriton (No. 4, $9.6 billion). Anthony Von Mandl is the fifth-richest person in Canada,...

As of March 20, 2023, Ivar Tollefsen was the wealthiest person in Norway, with an estimated net worth of 7.6 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Andreas Halvorsen (No. 2, $5.9 billion), Kjell Inge Rokke (No. 3, $4.8 billion); and Odd Reitan  (No. 4, $4.5 billion). Gustav Magnar Witzoe is the fifth-richest person...

As of March 20, 2023, Andrey Melnichenko was the wealthiest person in Russia, with an estimated net worth of 25.2 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Vladimir Potanin (No. 2, $23.7 billion), Vladimir Lisin  (No. 3, $22.1 billion); and Leonid Mikhelson (No. 4, $21.6 billion). Alexey Mordashov is the fifth-richest person in Russia,...

As of March 20, 2023, Ibrahim Erdemoglu was the wealthiest person in Turkey, with an estimated net worth of 5.3 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Murat Ulker (No. 2, $5.1 billion), Ali Erdemoglu (No. 3, $4.7 billion); and Semahat Sevim Arsel  (No. 4, $2.8 billion). Ipek Kirac is the fifth-richest person...

As of March 20, 2023, James Ratcliffe was the wealthiest person in the United Kingdom, with an estimated net worth of 22.8 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Michael Platt (No. 2, $16.0 billion),  James Dyson (No. 3, $9.3 billion) and John Reece (No. 4, $7.6 billion). Andrew Currie is the fifth-richest person...

UBS has agreed to buy its ailing rival Credit Suisse Group AG for 3 billion Swiss francs ($3.25 billion) to prevent further market-shaking turmoil in the global banking system. The Swiss government brokered the UBS-Credit Suisse merger deal. The combination of the two biggest and best-known Swiss banks is expected...