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Top 10 Most Powerful Women (2013)

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May 22, 2013

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Youngest Billionaires in the World

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March 24, 2013

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No. 1: Dustin Moskovitz
Age: 28
Net Worth: $3.8 billion
Moskovitz, Mark Zuckerberg‘s former roommate, no longer works at Facebook, the social networking giant that he co-founded. A signee of Bill Gates‘ and Warren Buffett’s Giving Pledge, Moskovitz bikes to work, flies commercial, and pitches his own tent at Burning Man.

No. 2: Mark Zuckerberg
Age: 28
Net Worth: $13.3 billion
Few CEOs of any age are under more media scrutiny than Zuckerberg (who’s only 8 days older than Moskovitz). Since taking Facebook public in May 2012, and getting married days later, the hoodie-wearing founder has seen his net worth rise and fall with every fluctuation of the stock price.

No. 3: Albert von Thurn und Taxis
Age: 29
Net Worth: $1.5 billion
Albert von Thurn und Taxis first appeared in Forbes’ billionaire rankings at age 8 but officially inherited his fortune in 2001 on his 18th birthday. The eligible bachelor is also a race car driver and tours with a German auto-racing league.

No. 4: Scott Duncan
Age: 30
Net Worth: $5.1 billion
Duncan is the youngest of the four children who inherited the massive fortune of late energy pipeline entrepreneur Dan Duncan, founder of Enterprise Products Partners. Today the company owns more than 50,000 miles of natural gas, oil, and petrochemical pipelines.

No. 5: Eduardo Saverin
Age: 30
Net Worth: $2.2 billion
Facebook co-founder Saverin renounced his United States citizenship in 2011, news of which broke days before the company’s IPO and drew accusations of tax evasion. Saverin, immortalized in The Social Network as Mark Zuckerberg’s onetime best friend, settled a lengthy legal battle with Facebook, apparently receiving a 5% stake. A Brazilian citizen, he now resides in Singapore and invests in startups.

Richest People On The Planet 2013

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March 4, 2013

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The 2013 Forbes Billionaires list now includes 1,426 names, with an aggregate net worth of $5.4 trillion, up from $4.6 trillion. The U.S. leads the list with 442 billionaires, followed by Asia-Pacific (386), Europe (366), the Americas (129) and the Middle East & Africa (103) Checkout the top 100 Billionaires in the world after the jump.

2012 Highest Paid Women in Music

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December 14, 2012

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1. Britney Spears ($58 million)

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To form list, Forbes looked at income from record sales, touring, endorsements, merchandise sales and other ventures. The figures represent earnings from May 2011 to May 2012, before subtracting management fees, legal costs and taxes.

Britney Spears $58 Million
Taylor Swift $57 million
Rhianna $53 million
Lady Gaga $52 million
Katy Perry $45 million
Beyonce $40 million
Adele $35 million
Sade $33 million
Madonna $30 million
Shakira $20 million

Forbes $126 Billion Cover Photo

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September 18, 2012

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Warren Buffett, Oprah Winfrey, Bill and Melinda Gates–it was a gathering of giants. Forbes simply had to take a picture. On June 26 Forbes convened the first-ever Forbes 400 Summit on Philanthropy, a gathering of 161 billionaires and near-billionaires intent on solving the world’s most intractable problems. During a break in the action, twelve of the nation’s leading philanthropists sat for a group portrait by photographer Michael Prince in the Trustees Room at the New York Public Library. The net worth in the room: $126 billion. The historic photo folds out as the cover of the 30th annual Forbes 400 issue, the definitive ranking of America’s wealthiest people.

Hip Hop Cash Kings 2012

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September 5, 2012

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Boosted by Dr. Dre’s $110 million payday, rap’s top 20 earners pulled in $415 million last year. Checkout the Top 10 Below:

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Andre “Dr. Dre” Young $110 million
Sean “Diddy” Combs $47 million
Shawn “Jay – Z” Carter $38 million
Kanye West $35 million
Dwayne “Lil Wayne” Carter $27 million
Aubrey “Drake” Graham $20.5 million
Bryan “Birdman” Williams $20 million
Nicki Minaj $15.5 million
Marshall “Eminem” Mathers $15 million
Christopher “Ludacris” Bridges $12 million

Forbes Top 10 Highest Paid Celebs

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August 28, 2012

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1. Oprah Winfrey (TV Personality) – $165 million

2. Michael Bay (film director) – $160 million

3. Steven Spielberg (film director) – $130 million

4. Jerry Bruckheimer (film director) – $115 million

5. Dr. Dre (music producer) – $110 million

6. Tyler Perry (film director)- $105 million

7. Howard Stern (radio host) – $95 million

8. James Patterson (author) – $94 million

9. (tie) Simon Cowell (TV producer) – $90 million

9. (tie) George Lucas (film director)- $90 million

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Forbes Top Earning Couples 2012

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August 8, 2012

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Jay Z + Beyonce = $78 million
Tom Brady + Gisele Bunchen =$70 million
David + Victoria Beckham = $54 million
Brad Pitt + Angelina Jolie = $45 million
Will + Jada Pinkett Smith =$40 million

Kanye & Kim Kardashian on the next years list?

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2012 Top 5 Wealthiest in Hip Hop

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April 17, 2012

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Forbes Releases its Annual List of Hip hop’s Cash Cows for 2012. Check the list below:

Forbes Top 5 List is Below:

1. Sean “Diddy” Combs – $550 Million
2. Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter – $460 Million
3. Andre “Dr. Dre” Young – $270 Million
4. Bryan “Birdman” Williams – $125 Million
5. Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson -$100 Million

Forbes Billionaire List

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March 9, 2012

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Forbes recently released there annual list of the World’s Richest people. Your net worth would have to be at least $1 Billion to make the bottom of the list. Investors, heirs, computer geeks and inventors of innovative products all make up the list. Out of the top 100 billionaires on this list, NO African Americans are present. Checkout the top 20 below:
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World’s Youngest Billionaires via Forbes

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March 8, 2012

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No matter how much money Carlos Slim, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffett have, there’s one thing they can’t buy: youth. There are an elite few who want for neither money nor time, youngsters in their 20s and 30s who have already amassed or inherited more money than they could hope to spend in a lifetime.

The youngest billionaire in the world is 27-year-old Dustin Moskovitz, Facebook’s third employee. Moskovitz was a roommate of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, who happens to be only 8 days older. The duo dropped out of Harvard and moved to Silicon Valley together to launch the fledgling social network. Now a world-wide phenomenon, Facebook is set to IPO in 2012, which could further boost the fortunes of the two youngest billionaires.