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Musk soars past Warren Buffet to become 7th richest billionaire: Report

Tesla chief's fortune rose by $6.07 billion on Friday, following a 10.8% jump in the electric carmaker's stock, Bloomberg News reported.

Musk soars past Warren Buffet to become 7th richest billionaire: Report
Updated On : 11 Jul 2020 | 2:05 PM IST

World's richest in pics: Jeff Bezos to Mukesh Ambani, top 10 billionaires

According to the Bloomberg's Billionaires Index, daily ranking of the world's richest people, Jeff Bezos's wealth soars to record $171.6 billion

World's richest in pics: Jeff Bezos to Mukesh Ambani, top 10 billionaires
Updated On : 04 Jul 2020 | 6:15 PM IST

Richer in pandemic: Bezos, Musk among US billionaires whose net worth rose

The wealth surge of America's richest men happened during a period marred by the coronavirus crisis, when as many as 22 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits

Richer in pandemic: Bezos, Musk among US billionaires whose net worth rose
Updated On : 23 May 2020 | 8:19 AM IST

Harvard professor Timothy Springer reaps 17,000% return on Moderna bet

Moderna is among firms seeking to develop corona vaccine

Harvard professor Timothy Springer reaps 17,000% return on Moderna bet
Updated On : 24 Apr 2020 | 1:34 AM IST

India added 3 billionaires each month in 2019; Mukesh Ambani richest

China and the US occupied the first and second spot with 799 and 626 billionaires, respectively

India added 3 billionaires each month in 2019; Mukesh Ambani richest
Updated On : 27 Feb 2020 | 2:46 AM IST

Bill Gates to Kylie Jenner: World's richest gained $1.2 trillion in 2019

Jeff Bezos was down almost $9 billion, but that drop is because of his divorce settlement with MacKenzie Bezos.

Bill Gates to Kylie Jenner: World's richest gained $1.2 trillion in 2019
Updated On : 28 Dec 2019 | 12:09 PM IST

Swinging fortunes: Rich list shrinks, but top 10 add $40 billion to wealth

Richest 10 account for 41% of promoter wealth, up from 33% in December 2018

Swinging fortunes: Rich list shrinks, but top 10 add $40 billion to wealth
Updated On : 12 Dec 2019 | 12:53 AM IST

How mobile games and Ronaldo made a 'Free Fire' 39-year-old a billionaire

The executive holds an 8.4 per cent stake in the company and is worth $1 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. A company representative declined to comment on his net worth

How mobile games and Ronaldo made a 'Free Fire' 39-year-old a billionaire
Updated On : 29 Nov 2019 | 3:38 PM IST

America's billionaire playgrounds: Rockets, ranches and rivers

Russell Gordy owns 239,000 acres from Texas to Wyoming

America's billionaire playgrounds: Rockets, ranches and rivers
Updated On : 14 Sep 2019 | 8:25 PM IST

How to end the billionaire raj? Thomas Piketty back with 1,200-page guide

The book is a sequel to 'Capital in the 21st Century,' which has sold more than 2.5 million copies in 40 languages since 2013, according to its publisher

How to end the billionaire raj? Thomas Piketty back with 1,200-page guide
Updated On : 13 Sep 2019 | 1:45 AM IST

Stock market bears drag down India's billionaire club to 3-year low of 71

Number is down to 71 from all-time high of 90 at the end of March 2018

Stock market bears drag down India's billionaire club to 3-year low of 71
Updated On : 25 Jul 2019 | 6:39 AM IST

Newest entrants into the world's richest are the kids of Russian titans

Mordashov, 53, made the bulk of his $19.8 billion fortune from steelmaker Severstal PJSC

Newest entrants into the world's richest are the kids of Russian titans
Updated On : 26 Jun 2019 | 2:54 PM IST

Three new European billionaires emerge with stakes in family businesses

More than 20 billionaires have been identified within European families in the past 12 months, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index

Three new European billionaires emerge with stakes in family businesses
Updated On : 24 Feb 2019 | 12:34 AM IST

Don't abolish billionaires

Egalitarian Sweden, an object of ardent progressive adoration, has more billionaires per capita than the United States

Don't abolish billionaires
Updated On : 23 Feb 2019 | 1:13 AM IST

Billionaires chase 'spacex moment' for the holy grail of energy

Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and Peter Thiel are funneling cash into nuclear fusion projects.

Billionaires chase 'spacex moment' for the holy grail of energy
Updated On : 30 Oct 2018 | 10:15 PM IST

China leads the way as billionaires' wealth sees record increase in 2017

Billionaires' wealth enjoyed its greatest-ever increase in 2017, rising 19 per cent to $8.9 trillion ($7.8 billion euros) shared among 2,158 individuals, says a UBS report

China leads the way as billionaires' wealth sees record increase in 2017
Updated On : 26 Oct 2018 | 11:43 PM IST

Graphic: The richest tech billionaires

Their combined net worth is $1.08 trillion

Graphic: The richest tech billionaires
Updated On : 25 Aug 2017 | 2:25 AM IST

Mumbai home to most number of billionaires in India: report

With 1094 billionaires, Mumbai leads the country, followed by Delhi at a distant second with 545

Mumbai home to most number of billionaires in India: report
Updated On : 02 Mar 2016 | 6:23 PM IST