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          Billionaires

          News on the world’s wealthiest individuals - businesses, investments, philanthropy and global influence

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          Shadi's take on Bill Gates's donation of most of his fortune

          CartoonMay 11, 2025
          Car enthusiasts gather at a Sotheby’s auction in Dubai. Proactive UAE government initiatives designed to attract wealth are prompting relocations. Ahmed Ramzan for The National

          Dubai and Abu Dhabi edge out global rivals to lure ultra rich

          MoneyApril 14, 2025
          Tesla chief executive and owner Elon Musk was the world's richest person in 2024 with a net worth of $432 billion. Reuters

          Elon Musk ends 2024 as world's richest person

          MoneyJanuary 01, 2025
          Russell Crowe is estimated to have a net worth of $120 million. Getty Images

          Celebrity Net Worth: Russell Crowe lists Sydney apartment for $50m

          MoneyDecember 30, 2024
          Billionaires' combined wealth globally has more than doubled to $14 trillion from $6.3 trillion in 2015. Getty Images

          Middle East and Africa attracted most billionaire wealth globally since Covid-19

          MoneyDecember 05, 2024
          Gautam Adani was charged with participating in a scheme that involved $250 million in bribes to Indian government officials. Bloomberg

          Billionaires: Adani Group scraps $600m bond sale after US charges

          MoneyNovember 25, 2024
          Asia's wealthiest man Mukesh Ambani is the 17th richest person globally with a net worth of $100 billion. Reuters

          Billionaires: Mukesh Ambani reported to plan IPO for Reliance Jio in 2025

          MoneyNovember 11, 2024
          Gautam Adani's business conglomerate has been scouting for more cement assets and is reported to have a war chest of $4.5 billion for acquisitions over the next two years. Bloomberg

          Billionaires: Adani's buyout spree in India’s cement sector

          MoneyOctober 28, 2024
          Richard Branson, who founded space tourism company Virgin Galactic, set ballooning records crossing the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in 1987 and 1991. Antonie Robertson / The National

          Richard Branson to co-pilot first crewed flight on space balloon

          SpaceOctober 17, 2024
          Bernard Arnault, LVMH chairman and chief executive, is the world’s fourth-richest person with an estimated net worth of $190 billion. AFP

          Billionaires: Bernard Arnault set to buy stakes in Paris FC

          MoneyOctober 14, 2024
          Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has a personal fortune worth $206 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Reuters

          Zuckerberg overtakes Bezos to become world’s second-richest person

          MoneyOctober 04, 2024
          OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman co-founded the start-up in 2015 with Tesla chief executive and X owner Elon Musk, billionaire venture capitalist Peter Thiel and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman. Reuters

          Billionaires: OpenAI considers giving Sam Altman 7% equity stake

          MoneySeptember 30, 2024
          Elon Musk, chief executive of SpaceX and Tesla, is mired in a bitter stand-off with Brazil’s top judge. Reuters

          Billionaires: Brazil withdraws $3.3m from Musk companies’ accounts

          MoneySeptember 16, 2024
          Gautam Adani, chairman of Adani Group, is laying down a succession plan and bringing professionals to manage his family offices. Bloomberg

          Billionaires: Gautam Adani set to hire global audit firm in family office revamp

          MoneyAugust 26, 2024
          The UAE offers a tax-free environment, with no personal income tax, capital gains tax or inheritance tax. Khushnum Bhandari / The National

          How UAE’s high-net-worth individuals can avoid tax and financial pitfalls

          MoneyAugust 21, 2024
          A successful fundraising deal would help Adani Enterprises recover confidence from global investors after US short-seller Hindenburg Research accused it of widespread fraud. Reuters

          Billionaires: Adani plans to raise $1.2bn for flagship company in share sale

          MoneyAugust 12, 2024
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