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The Richest Women In The World 2026

Just 14% of the world’s wealthiest people are women. Here are the richest of them all.

  • By Grace Chung

The world’s celebrity billionaires

From newcomer Roger Federer to Oprah Winfrey, here are the 22 athletes and entertainers who have translated their fame into ten-figure fortunes.

  • By Idon Nkanga

Mark Zuckerberg closes on record-setting $170 million Miami mansion

Billionaire Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, closed on a $170 million mansion in Miami-Dade County’s “Billionaire Bunker” on Monday, setting a county-wide purchase price record, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.

  • By Martina Di Licosa

Bill Gates admits to affairs, says he never did anything ‘illicit’ with Epstein

Gates, the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft, said Epstein was aware of his affairs but that he wasn’t involved in Epstein’s sex trafficking schemes.

  • By Mary Whitfill Roeloffs

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Billionaire Hyatt Hotels Chair Tom Pritzker retires over Epstein association

A close relationship between Pritzker and Epstein was revealed in Epstein files released late last year.

  • By Mary Whitfill Roeloffs

The men making millions selling pepper spray to ICE

Safariland, owned by billionaire Warren Kanders, remains the number one supplier of pepper spray and tear gas to ICE and CBP, via a large federal distributor run by a MAGA-aligned former Marine.

  • By Thomas Brewster
  • Forbes Staff

Billionaire Bill Ackman gives $10,000 to support ICE agent in Minneapolis shooting

Jonathan Ross fatally shot ICE protestor Renee Good in Minneapolis.

  • By Mary Whitfill Roeloffs

Inside the billionaire bubble: Why 2025 was the best year in history for billionaires

Surging AI stocks, big IPOs and Elon Musk fueled a billionaire bonanza this year.

  • By Chase Peterson-Withorn
  • Forbes Staff

Billionaires predicted the stock market’s performance in 2025. Most were wrong

Forbes asked 34 billionaires in early 2025 how they thought the S&P 500 would fare. Turns out, not even billionaires can see the future.

  • By Simone Melvin

Elon Musk just became the first person ever worth $600 billion

The world’s richest person just hit another major milestone thanks to the soaring valuation of his rocket maker SpaceX.

  • By Matt Durot
  • Forbes Staff
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