Forbes is an American business magazine founded by B. C. Forbes in 1917 and owned by Hong Kong–based investment group Integrated Whale Media Investments since 2014. Its chairman and editor-in-chief is Steve Forbes, and its CEO is Mike Federle. It is based in Jersey City, New Jersey. Competitors in the national business magazine category include Fortune and Bloomberg Businessweek.
A billionaire is a person with a net worth of at least one billion units of a given currency, usually of a major currency such as the United States dollar, euro, or pound sterling. It is a sub-category of the concept of the ultra high-net-worth individual. The American business magazine Forbes produces a global list of known U.S. dollar billionaires every year and updates an internet version of this list in real time. The American oil magnate John D. Rockefeller became the world's first confirmed U.S. dollar billionaire in 1916.
Lakshmi Niwas Mittal is an Indian steel magnate, based in the United Kingdom. He is the executive chairman of ArcelorMittal, the world's second largest steelmaking company, as well as chairman of stainless steel manufacturer Aperam. Mittal owns 38% of ArcelorMittal and holds a 3% stake in EFL Championship side Queens Park Rangers.
Abigail Pierrepont Johnson is an American billionaire businesswoman and the granddaughter of late Edward C. Johnson II, the founder of Fidelity Investments. Since 2014, Johnson has been president and chief executive officer (CEO) of American investment firm Fidelity Investments (FMR), and chair of its former sister company Fidelity International (FIL). Fidelity was founded by her grandfather Edward C. Johnson II. Her father, Edward C. "Ned" Johnson III, remained chair emeritus of FMR until his death in March 2022. As of March 2013, the Johnson family owned a 49% stake in the privately-held company, with Johnson herself holding an estimated 24.5%. She is a board member of Breakthrough Energy Ventures.
Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault is a French businessman, investor and art collector. He is the founder, chairman and CEO of LVMH, the world's largest luxury goods company. Arnault is one of the richest individuals in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$199.7 billion as of September 2024, according to Forbes and US$208 billion according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani is an Indian billionaire businessman who is the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries. He is the richest person in Asia and 9th richest in the world.
Black billionaires are individuals who are of predominantly African ancestry with a net worth of at least US$1 billion.
Aliko Dangote is a Nigerian businessman and industrialist. He is the first man who built a private refinery in Nigeria. Dangote is the 221st richest individual in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$11.2 billion as of December 2024, according to Forbes and US$27.6 billion according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Yang Huiyan is a Chinese-born billionaire businesswoman and property developer. She is the chairman and the majority shareholder of Country Garden Holdings, a stake largely transferred to her by her father Yang Guoqiang in 2007. Previously the richest woman in Asia, her net worth was still around $5.5 billion as of August 2023, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. In August 2024 she was no longer included in the index.
Dmitry Yevgenyevich Rybolovlev is a Russian oligarch, billionaire businessman, and investor.
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 1987. The total net worth of each individual on the list is estimated and is cited in United States dollars, based on their documented assets and accounting for debt and other factors. Royalty and dictators whose wealth comes from their positions are excluded from these lists. This ranking is an index of the wealthiest documented individuals, excluding any ranking of those with wealth that is not able to be completely ascertained.
Yiannakis Theophani "John" Christodoulou is a Monaco-based British Cypriot-born billionaire property developer, the owner of Yianis Group, a privately held company with a portfolio of residential, hotel, retail and leisure properties in the UK and Europe. His Yianis Group employs over 7,000 people in the UK alone. Through Yianis Group, Christodoulou is reportedly one of England's biggest freeholder landlords.
Alexander Anatolyevich Ponomarenko is a Russian-Cypriot billionaire businessman who made his fortune in banking, sea ports, commercial real estate and airport construction.
Karel Komárek is a Czech businessman worth $9.4 billion as of March 2024. He is one of the wealthiest Czech citizens and the founder of the investment company KKCG.
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