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As of August 18, 2023, Cyrus Poonawalla has a net worth of US$32.6 billion, making him the wealthiest person in the healthcare industry. Thomas Frist Jr follows in second place with $21.5  billion, while Dilip Shanghvi ranks third with $18.4 billion, and Li Xiting comes in fourth with $14.0 billion....

As of August 17, 2023, Gina Rinehart was the wealthiest person in Australia, with an estimated net worth of 26.4 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Andrew Forrest (No. 2, $18.2 billion), Harry Triguboff (No. 3, $15.5 billion); and Mike Cannon-Brookes (No. 4, $12.1 billion). Scott Farquhar is the fifth-richest person in Australia, with a...

As of August 17, 2023, Mark Mateschitz was the wealthiest person in Austria, with an estimated net worth of 40.3 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Georg Stumpf (No. 2, $9.0 billion), Johann Graf (No. 3, $7.3 billion); and Rene Benko (No. 4, $6.1 billion). Helmut Sohmen is the fifth-richest person in...

As of August 17, 2023, Vicky Safra was the wealthiest person in Brazil, with an estimated net worth of 17.5 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Eduardo Saverin (No. 2, $16.6 billion), Jorge Paulo Lemann (No. 3, $14.8 billion); and Marcel Herrmann Telles (No. 4, $10.0 billion). Carlos Alberto Sicupira is the...

As of August 17, 2023, David Thomson was the wealthiest person in Canada, with an estimated net worth of 56.2 billion U.S. dollars, followed by David Cheriton (No. 2, $11.1 billion), Anthony Von Mandl (No. 3, $10.2 billion); and Changpeng Zhao (No. 4, $10.2 billion). Jim Pattison is the fifth-richest person in Canada,...

As of August 17, 2023, Iris Fontbona was the wealthiest person in Chile, with an estimated net worth of 22.5 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Jean Salata (No. 2, $5.5 billion), Horst Paulmann (No. 3, $3.8 billion); and Julio Ponce Lerou (No. 4, $3.2 billion). Sebastian Pinera is the fifth-richest person in Chile, with a whopping...

As of August 17, 2023, Zhong Shanshan was the wealthiest person in China, with an estimated net worth of 62.3 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Zhang Yiming (No. 2, $45.0 billion), Ma Huateng (No. 3, $35.5 billion); and William Lei Ding (No. 4, $32.1 billion). Colin Zheng Huang is the fifth-richest...

As of August 17, 2023, John Fredriksen was the wealthiest person in Cyprus, with an estimated net worth of 13.5 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Vinod Adani (No. 2, $12.8 billion), Yakir Gabay (No. 3, $3.5 billion); and Sergey Dmitriev (No. 4, $2.5 billion). Igor Makarov is the fifth-richest person in...

As of August 17, 2023, Renata Kellnerova was the wealthiest person in the Czech Republic, with an estimated net worth of 16.8 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Daniel Kretinsky (No. 2, $9.4 billion), Karel Komarek (No. 3, $8.3 billion); and Pavel Tykac (No. 4, $8.1 billion). Radovan Vitek is the fifth-richest person in...

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the numero uno on this list is Salma Hayek and her French fashion mogul husband, François-Henri Pinault. In 2009, Salma Hayek wedded French fashion mogul Pinault, chairman and CEO of the luxury group Kering – the owner of brands like Gucci, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Yves Saint Laurent, and...