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George Bizos (Greek: Γιώργος Μπίζος; [2] 14 November 1927 – 9 September 2020) was a Greek-South African human rights lawyer who campaigned against apartheid in South Africa. He was noted for representing Nelson Mandela during the Rivonia Trial .
In the 29th annual Forbes list of global billionaires, a record 1,826 billionaires were named with an aggregated net worth of $7.1 trillion compared to $6.4 trillion in the previous year. 46 of the billionaires in this list were under the age of 40. A record number of 290 people joined the list for the first time, of whom 25 percent hailed from ...
That was Brazil's Eike Batista who fell from seventh to 100th. [1] Overall, net gainers outnumbered net losers by 4:1. [2] A record total of 1,426 people made the 2013 list, representing $5.4 trillion of assets. [3] Of those, 442 billionaires hailed from the United States. [1] The Asian-Pacific region had 386 billionaires and Europe 366.
It paid to be a billionaire in 2023—or at least the top 10. The world’s 10 wealthiest people saw a collective increase in their fortunes in 2023 of nearly half a trillion dollars—a whopping ...
The elite group worth more than $100 billion includes Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Bill Gates. The 16 members have grown almost $900 billion richer this year and are jointly worth $2.8 trillion.
The 14 Billionaires That Are Worth Over $100 Billion 1. Bernard Arnault. Net Worth: ... Jeff Bezos. Net Worth: ... Ballmer is set to make $1 billion in passive income this year from Microsoft ...
Among the largest gainers from the previous year's list was Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. A rapid rise in the price of Facebook stock saw his net worth soar from $13.3 billion in 2013 to $28.5 billion in 2014. WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum saw his net worth rise from less than a billion
[citation needed] The average net worth of those on the list increased from $3.6 billion in 2010 to $3.7 billion. [1] A record 1,210 billionaires made the 2011 list, surpassing the 1,125 people who made the list in 2008. [2] Their combined wealth was $4.5 trillion, up from $3.6 trillion the previous year. [3]