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As of January 05, 2024, Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken was the wealthiest person in the Netherlands, with an estimated net worth of 14.0 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Frits Goldschmeding (No. 2, $6.1 billion), Wim van der Leegte (No. 3, $3.6 billion); and Hans Melchers (No. 4, $2.5 billion). Arnout Schuijff is the fifth-richest...

Some countries provide cash rewards to Olympic medalists, though the International Olympic Committee doesn't. Singapore is known to offer one of the highest gold medal payouts in Olympic history, with gold medalists earning around $737,000 and bronze medalists receiving over $184,000. On the other hand, the United States pays about...

As of January 04, 2024, Renata Kellnerova was the wealthiest person in the Czech Republic, with an estimated net worth of 16.7 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Daniel Kretinsky (No. 2, $9.4 billion), Karel Komarek (No. 3, $8.2 billion); and Pavel Tykac (No. 4, $8.0 billion). Radovan Vitek is the fifth-richest person...

As of January 04, 2024, Vinod Adani  was the wealthiest person in Cyprus, with an estimated net worth of 21.3 billion U.S. dollars, followed by John Fredriksen (No. 2, $13.9 billion), Yakir Gabay (No. 3, $3.7 billion); and Sergey Dmitriev (No. 4, $2.5 billion). Igor Makarov is the fifth-richest person in Cyprus, with a...

As of January 04, 2024, Zhong Shanshan was the wealthiest person in China, with an estimated net worth of 64.5 billion U.S. dollars, followed by  Colin Zheng Huang (No. 2, $52.5 billion), Zhang Yiming (No. 3, $43.4 billion); and Ma Huateng (No. 4, $32.9 billion). William Ding is the fifth-richest...

As of January 04, 2024, Iris Fontbona was the wealthiest person in Chile, with an estimated net worth of 24.0 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Jean Salata (No. 2, $6.1 billion), Horst Paulmann (No. 3, $3.4 billion); and Julio Ponce Lerou (No. 4, $3.0 billion). Sebastian Pinera is the fifth-richest...

As of January 04, 2024, David Thomson was the wealthiest person in Canada, with an estimated net worth of 60.4 billion U.S. dollars, followed by  Changpeng Zhao  (No. 2, $15.0 billion), David Cheriton (No. 3, $12.2 billion); Jim Pattison and (No. 4, $9.9 billion). Anthony Von Mandl is the fifth-richest...

As of January 04, 2024, Eduardo Saverin was the wealthiest person in Brazil, with an estimated net worth of 19.3 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Vicky Safra (No. 2, $18.7 billion), Jorge Paulo Lemann (No. 3, $16.7 billion); and Marcel Herrmann Telles (No. 4, $11.1 billion). Carlos Alberto Sicupira is the...

As of January 04, 2024, Mark Mateschitz was the wealthiest person in Austria, with an estimated net worth of 38.9 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Georg Stumpf (No. 2, $9.0 billion), Johann Graf (No. 3, $7.3 billion); and Helmut Sohmen (No. 4, $6.2 billion). Wolfgang Leitner is the fifth-richest person in Austria, with...

Quite the year: It seems that not even his board could bring down Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI. After a brief hiccup, Altman is now heading to 2024 with the keys to the AI kingdom. Despite facing several challenges, OpenAI has surpassed its revenue expectations. According to the latest...