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As of December 20, 2023, Wang Wei has a net worth of US$14.6 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 $8.4 billion, and Tamara Gustavson comes in fourth with $7.9 billion. The...

As of December 20, 2023, Lee Shau Kee has a net worth of US$27.5 billion, making him the wealthiest person in the real estate industry. Donald Bren follows in second place with $18.0 billion, while Harry Triguboff ranks third with $15.5 billion, and Kushal Pal Singh comes in fourth with...

As of December 20, 2023, Germán Larrea Mota Velasco has a net worth of US$28.8 billion, making him the wealthiest person in the metals and mining industry. Savitri Jindal follows in second place with $27.6 billion, while Gina Rinehart ranks third with $27.3 billion, and Andrey Melnichenko comes in fourth...

As of December 18, 2023, Li Ka-shing was the wealthiest person in Hong Kong, with an estimated net worth of 35.7 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Lee Shau Kee (No. 2, $27.6 billion), Robin Zeng (No. 3, $21.6 billion); and Peter Woo (No. 4, $13.6 billion). Joseph Lau is the...

As of December 18, 2023, Dieter Schwarz was the wealthiest person in Germany, with an estimated net worth of 47.7 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Klaus-Michael Kuehne (No. 2, $33.3 billion), Reinhold Wuerth (No. 3, $30.3 billion); and Stefan Quandt (No. 4, $25.8 billion). Susanne Klatten is the fifth-richest person in...

As of December 18, 2023, Barnard Arnault was the wealthiest person in France, with an estimated net worth of 202.4 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Francoise Bettencourt (No. 2, $96.9 billion), Gerard Wertheimer (No. 3, $35.8 billion); and Alain Wertheimer (No. 4, $35.8 billion). Francois Pinault is the fifth-richest person in France, with a...

As of December 18, 2023, Antti Herlin was the wealthiest person in Finland, with an estimated net worth of 3.8 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Heikki Kyostila (No. 2, $2.0 billion), Mika Anttonen (No. 3, $2.0 billion); and Ilkka Herlin (No. 4, $1.7 billion). Ilona Herlin is the fifth-richest person in Finland, with a whopping $1.6...

As of December 18, 2023, Nassef Sawiris was the wealthiest person in Egypt, with an estimated net worth of 6.8 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Mohamed Mansour (No. 2, $3.6 billion), Naguib Sawiris (No. 3, $3.3 billion). Youssef Mansour is the fourth-richest person in Egypt, with a whopping $1.5 billion. Yasseen Mansour, with a...

As of December 18, 2023, Anders Holch Povlsen was the wealthiest person in Denmark, with an estimated net worth of 6.9 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Agnete Kirk Thinggaard (No. 2, $6.8 billion), Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen (No. 3, $6.8 billion); and Sofie Kirk Kristiansen (No. 4, $6.8 billion). Thomas Kirk...

Studying world history involves learning about the empires that existed and disappeared. An empire is a large group of countries governed by a supreme authority such as an emperor or an empress.   Well-known examples are the British Empire and the Holy Roman Empire. These federations’ rulers had many reasons...