Some countries have reduced the numbers of people living in extreme poverty. But economic gaps have continued to grow as the very richest amass unprecedented levels of wealth. Among industrial nations ...

Read on to discover who rules the roost in 30 major economies based on the latest data from Forbes as of 10 January 2025, and see how their wealth compares to that of the world's richest man.

Europe's richest man has a fortune larger than the GDP of Ecuador and is suing social platform X, owned by wealthiest person in the world, Elon Musk. Bernard Arnault, 75, is the chairman and chief ...

Musk is the richest person in the world with a fortune of $421.2 billion (€403.3 billion), according to Forbes,** but it wasn’t plain sailing for the South-African entrepreneur. There were ...

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. The world’s 500 richest people got vastly richer in 2024, with Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jensen Huang leading the group ...

Amad Diallo struck a late equaliser as Manchester United made a mockery of their recent form to hold Premier League leaders Liverpool to a thrilling 2-2 draw at Anfield on Sunday. It looked as ...

Wu Zetian, better known as Empress Wu, was not only the first and only female emperor of China but also the richest woman to have ever lived. Her reign during the Tang Dynasty (624–705 AD ...

Manchester United held Liverpool to a 2-2 draw at Anfield — with both sides going ahead at different stages in the game — and you've been voting for your Man of the Match since the referee's ...

China’s richest man: You must have heard many stories about the billionaires of China and also the news that the billionaires of China are leaving the country at an unimaginable rate.

Upon review, Georgia’s Parker Jones — a redshirt sophomore cornerback — collided with an official who was sprinting down the sideline while trailing the play. Jones was celebrating Smith’s ...

Musk’s fortune soared by a record $170 billion in 2024–putting him an all-time high dollar amount ahead of Jeff Bezos, the world’s second richest person. The soaring valuations of Tesla ...