Matt Craig, Forbes Staff

LeBron James will be the first self-made billionaire to compete in the Summer Games, but who else stands on the earnings podium in basketball, tennis, golf and other sports?

Producing a hit TV series like The Bear was once a path to serious riches for its cast and creators. But in another massive entertainment shift, developing groundbreaking shows is worth hundreds of millions less than it used to be. It wasn’t long ago that creating a hit show like The Bear was a TV […]

Ed Craven and Bijan Tehrani parlayed Stake’s success into launching a streaming platform, sponsoring an F1 team—and billion-dollar fortunes.

“Margot Robbie will be receiving ‘Barbie’ checks for the rest of her life” but Adam Sandler was Hollywood’s top-earning star last year. Here’s how much the Sandman and other top stars banked. Hollywood history will remember 2023 as the year of Barbenheimer. Since their releases on the same day in July, Barbie and Oppenheimer have […]

The media giant’s hot drop into the realm of Fortnite could be a game-changer for the metaverse, movies and theme parks. It’s an IP world, after all.

The king of R&B will give a free 13-minute performance during the big game—and don’t bet on a duet with Taylor Swift—but the real payoff will come when he releases his new album that day. It’s been 12 years since Usher descended from the sky to perform his hit “OMG” as a special guest during […]

In the battle royale of video game development, the gaming giant behind Fortnite is betting that crowdsourcing will lead to its next blockbuster title. And in just six months, the new program has turned a handful of amateur developers into millionaires.

With $1 billion in sales and a stable of players that includes No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek and young American star Ben Shelton, the surging Swiss running shoe company wants to become a tennis powerhouse. But first, they need a sneaker.