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As of August 07, 2023, Amancio Ortega was the wealthiest person in Spain, with an estimated net worth of 88.6 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Sandra Ortega Mera (No. 2, $7.8 billion), Rafael Del (No. 3, $5.1 billion); and Juan Roig (No. 4, $3.8 billion). Daniel Mate is the fifth-richest person in Spain, with a...

As of August 06, 2023, with a net worth of roughly $232.5 billion, Elon Musk is the wealthiest person in the world, followed by Bernard Arnault (No. 2, $221.8 billion), Jeff Bezos (No. 3, $162.1 billion); and Larry Ellison (No. 4, $143.9 billion). Bill Gates is the fifth-richest person globally,...

As of August 06, 2023, with a net worth of roughly $90.8 billion, L’Oréal heiress Francoise Bettencourt Meyers is the wealthiest woman in the world, followed by Alice Walton (No. 2, $63.2 billion), Julia Koch (No. 3, $59.7 billion); and Jacqueline Mars (No.4,$38.8 billion). Mackenzie Scott is the fifth-richest woman...

As of August 06, 2023, Murat Ulker was the wealthiest person in Turkey, with an estimated net worth of 5.0 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Ibrahim Erdemoglu (No. 2, $5.0 billion), Ali Erdemoglu (No. 3, $4.4 billion); and Semahat Sevim Arsel (No. 4, $2.9 billion). Ipek Kirac is the fifth-richest person...

As of August 06, 2023, Marcos Galperin was the wealthiest person in Argentina, with an estimated net worth of 5.4 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Gregorio Perez Companc (No. 2, $3.4 billion), Eduardo Eurnekian (No. 3, $2.4 billion); and Alejandro Bulgheroni (No. 4, $1.9 billion). Eduardo Costantini, with a whopping $1.3 billion, occupied the...

Africa's population of wealthy individuals is on the rise, with 21 billionaires currently residing on the continent. Johann Rupert is the wealthiest man in Africa, having started his career with a banking apprenticeship in New York before returning to South Africa and eventually transitioning to the retail industry. Rupert is...

One of the major cinema chains in Indonesia, Cinema XXI, has recently been listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. This successful IPO has made Benny Suherman, the co-founder and major shareholder of the company, a billionaire with an estimated net worth of $1.1 billion. Cinema XXI owns a majority of...

As of August 04, 2023, Stefan Persson was the wealthiest person in Sweden, with an estimated net worth of 17.8 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Antonia Ax:son Johnson (No. 2, $9.4 billion), Melker Schorling (No. 3, $9.2 billion); and Finn Rausing (No. 4, $9.2 billion). Kirsten Rausing is the fifth-richest person...

As of August 04, 2023, Rafaela Aponte- Diamant was the wealthiest person in Switzerland, with an estimated net worth of 30.5 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Gianluigi Aponte (No. 2, $30.5 billion), Ernesto Bertarelli (No. 3, $9.5 billion); and Ivan Glasenberg (No. 4, $9.1 billion). Guillaume Pousaz is the fifth-richest person in Switzerland,...

As of August 04, 2023, James Ratcliffe was the wealthiest person in the United Kingdom, with an estimated net worth of 22.6 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Michael Platt (No. 2, $16.0 billion), James Dyson (No. 3, $9.7 billion) and Denise Coates (No. 4, $7.6 billion). John Reece is the fifth-richest person...