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As of February 12, 2024, Carlos Slim Helu has a net worth of US$98.4 billion, making him the wealthiest person in the telecom industry. Sunil Mittal follows in second place with $8.8 billion, while Rocco Commisso ranks third with $6.9 billion, and Xavier Niel comes in fourth with $6.9 billion....

As of February 12, 2024, Wang Wei has a net worth of US$13.9 billion, making him the wealthiest person in the service industry. Liu Yongxing follows in second place with $10.0 billion, while Robert Rowling ranks third with $8.5 billion, and Tamara Gustavson comes in fourth with $7.7 billion. The...

As of February 12, 2024, Lee Shau Kee has a net worth of US$27.1 billion, making him the wealthiest person in the real estate industry. Kushal Pal Singh follows in second place with $18.4 billion, while Donald Bren ranks third with $18.0 billion, and Harry Triguboff comes in fourth with...

In case you missed it, Drew Desilver and Jordan Lippert from the Pew Research Center released results on U.S. consumers' perceptions of tipping. From my perspective, here is the central finding: 72% of U.S. adults say tipping is expected in more places today than it was five years ago...The adoption of...

As of February 9, 2024, Shapoor Mistry was the wealthiest person in Ireland, with an estimated net worth of 9.3 billion U.S. dollars, followed by John Grayken (No. 2, $6.3 billion), Patrick Collison (No. 3, $5.5 billion); and John Collison  (No. 4, $5.5 billion). Denis O’Brien is the fifth-richest person in Ireland, with a...

As of February 9, 2024, Eyal Ofer was the wealthiest person in Israel, with an estimated net worth of 21.8 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Idan Ofer (No. 2, $15.3 billion), Igor Bukhman (No. 3, $6.8 billion); and Dmitri Bukhman (No. 4, $6.8 billion). Stef Wertheimer is the fifth-richest person in Israel, with...

As of February 9, 2024, Giovanni Ferrero was the wealthiest person in Italy, with an estimated net worth of 39.1 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Giorgio Armani (No. 2, $12.5 billion), Sergio Stevanato (No. 3, $8.0 billion); and Piero Ferrari (No. 4, $7.9 billion). Massimiliana Landini Aleotti is the fifth-richest person in Italy,...

As of February 9, 2024, Tadashi Yanai was the wealthiest person in Japan, with an estimated net worth of 39.3 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Masayoshi Son (No. 2, $28.5 billion), Takemitsu Takizaki (No. 3, $20.9 billion); and Takahisa Takahara (No. 4, $6.6 billion). Yasumitsu Shigeta is the fifth-richest person in Japan,...

As of February 9, 2024, Carlos Slim Helu was the wealthiest person in Mexico, with an estimated net worth of 99.2 billion U.S. dollars, followed by German Larrea Mota Velasco (No. 2, $28.3 billion), Ricardo Salinas Pliego (No. 3, $13.4 billion); and Alejandro Bailleres Gual (No. 4, $8.0 billion). Maria Asuncion Aramburuzabala is...

As of February 9, 2024, Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken was the wealthiest person in the Netherlands, with an estimated net worth of 14.3 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Frits Goldschmeding (No. 2, $5.8 billion), Wim van der Leegte (No. 3, $3.5 billion); and  Arnout Schuijff (No. 4, $2.6 billion). Hans Melchers is the fifth-richest...