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In 1957, Fortune magazine developed a list of the seventy-six wealthiest Americans, which was published in many American newspapers. [6] Jean Paul Getty, when asked his reaction to being named wealthiest American and whether he was worth a billion dollars, said, "You know, if you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars" and then added, "But remember, a billion dollars isn't ...
The net worth of the world's billionaires increased from less than US$1 trillion in 2000 to over $7 trillion in 2015. The World's Billionaires is an annual ranking of people who are billionaires, i.e., they are considered to have a net worth of US$1 billion or more, by the American business magazine Forbes. The list was first published in March ...
The Forbes 400 Richest Americans list has been published annually since 1982. The combined net worth of the 2020 class of the 400 richest Americans was $3.2 trillion, up from $2.7 trillion in 2017. [1] As of March 2023, there were 735 billionaires in the United States. [2]
John D. Rockefeller. Estimated wealth in today’s terms: $400 billion. John D. Rockefeller is probably the American that most people associate with extreme wealth. His name is also joined forever ...
The Bloomberg Billionaires Index, launched in March 2012, is a daily ranking of the world's 500 richest people based on their net worth. [ 3][ 4][ 5] It features a profile of each billionaire, and includes a tool that allows users to compare the fortunes of multiple billionaires. The index is updated every day at the close of trading in New York.
The British Empire (red) and Mongol Empire (blue) were the largest and second-largest empires in history, respectively. The precise extent of the Mongol Empire at its greatest territorial expansion is a matter of debate among scholars. Several empires in human history have been contenders for the largest of all time, depending on definition and ...
List of richest Americans in history; List of Australians by net worth. Financial Review Rich List; List of Austrians by net worth; List of Belgians by net worth; List of Brazilians by net worth; List of British billionaires by net worth; List of Canadians by net worth; List of Chinese by net worth; List of Cypriots by net worth; List of Czechs ...
The Fugger family of mercantile bankers and venture capitalists, the richest family in the 16th century. [61] The Welser family, alongside the Fugger one of the most important families of merchant bankers in 16th-century Europe. The Baring family, owners of an important merchant bank in London in the 18th to 19th centuries.