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As of August 15, 2022, with a net worth of roughly $265.7 billion, Elon Musk is the richest person in the world, followed by Bernard Arnault (No. 2, $172.2 billion), Jeff Bezos (No. 3, $168.0 billion); and Gautam Adani (No. 4, $131.1 billion). Bill Gates is the fifth-richest person globally,...

As of August 14, 2022, Barnard Arnault was the wealthiest man in France, with an estimated net worth of 172.2 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Francoise Bettencourt (No. 2, $74.0 billion), Rodolphe Saade (No. 3, $41.4 billion); and Francois Pinault (No. 4, $38.0 billion). Gerard  Wertheimer is the fifth-richest person in France, with a whopping $31.7 billion. Alain...

As of August 14, 2022, Dietrich Mateschitz was the wealthiest man in Austria, with an estimated net worth of 24.7 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Georg Stumpf (No. 2, $7.9 billion), Rene Benko (No. 3, $5.0 billion); and Helmut Sohmen  (No. 4, $4.8 billion). Johann Graf is the fifth-richest person in Austria, with a whopping...

A Look at CEE current and future Superclans: how does Old Money and New Money coexist in Central and Eastern Europe?  The Historical Context  The history of capitalism in Central and Eastern Europe differs markedly due to the rupture created by the communist period. As with most of the world,...

As of August 9, 2022, Zhong Shanshan was the wealthiest man in China, with an estimated net worth of 71.6 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Zhang Yiming (No. 2, $49.5 billion), Ma Huateng (No. 3, $32.8 billion); and William Lei Ding (No. 4, $28.2 billion). Li Shufu is the fifth-richest person in China, with a whopping $28.1...

As of August 9, 2022, Barnard Arnault was the wealthiest man in France, with an estimated net worth of 169.1 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Francoise Bettencourt (No. 2, $73.4 billion), Rodolphe Saade (No. 3, $41.4 billion); and Francois Pinault (No. 4, $37.0 billion).  Alain Wertheimer is the fifth-richest person in France, with a whopping $30.4 billion.   ...

As of August 9, 2022, Guillaume Pousaz was the wealthiest man in Switzerland, with an estimated net worth of 23.0 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Gianluigi & Rafaela Aponte (No. 2, $16.9 billion), Ernesto Bertarelli (No. 3, $8.5 billion); and Ivan Glasenberg (No. 4, $7.7 billion).   Magdalena Martullo-Blocher is the fifth-richest person in Switzerland, with a whopping $6.6...

As of August 9, 2022, Andrey Melnichenko was the wealthiest man in Russia, with an estimated net worth of 26.7 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Vladimir Potanin (No. 2, $26.1 billion), Vladimir Lisin (No. 3, $25.1 billion); and Leonid Mikhelson (No. 4, $24.0 billion). Vagit Alekperov is the fifth-richest person in Russia, with a whopping $20.8...

The producer's dominance, driving pop's vanguard as much as any of its major recording artists, has been the one constant in popular music over the first 20+ years of the 21st century. Some producers have frequently transitioned into recording artists because of their enormous knowledge of music and its melodies....

As of August 6, 2022, with a net worth of roughly $73.4 billion, L’Oréal heiress Francoise Bettencourt Meyers is the richest woman in the world, followed by Alice Walton (No. 2, $59.6 billion), Julia Koch (No. 3, $56.0 billion); and Mackenzie Scott (No. 4, $41.6 billion). Jacqueline Mars is the...