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157 Profiles

World's Top 157 Billionaires & Icons

Positive profiles of the world's most successful wealth builders. What worked, what they got right, and what we can learn.

Each profile covers achievements, notable quotes, and the key decisions that built their fortunes.

1
Elon Musk1

Elon Musk

USA

$237B

Tesla, SpaceX, X

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Jeff Bezos2

Jeff Bezos

USA

$224B

Amazon

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Mark Zuckerberg3

Mark Zuckerberg

USA

$202B

Meta

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Bernard Arnault4

Bernard Arnault

🇫🇷 France

$189B

LVMH

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Larry Ellison5

Larry Ellison

USA

$176B

Oracle

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Warren Buffett6

Warren Buffett

USA

$144B

Berkshire Hathaway

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Larry Page7

Larry Page

USA

$139B

Google/Alphabet

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Sergey Brin8

Sergey Brin

USA

$133B

Google/Alphabet

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Steve Ballmer9

Steve Ballmer

USA

$124B

Microsoft

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10
Jensen Huang10

Jensen Huang

USA

$120B

NVIDIA

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Mukesh Ambani11

Mukesh Ambani

🇮🇳 India

$115B

Reliance Industries

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Gautam Adani12

Gautam Adani

🇮🇳 India

$99B

Adani Group

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13
Bill Gates13

Bill Gates

USA

$98B

Microsoft

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14
Michael Dell14

Michael Dell

USA

$96B

Dell Technologies

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#15

Amancio Ortega

🇪🇸 Spain

$94B

Zara/Inditex

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Carlos Slim16

Carlos Slim

🇲🇽 Mexico

$92B

Telecom

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#17

Francoise Bettencourt Meyers

🇫🇷 France

$88B

L'Oreal

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18
Michael Bloomberg18

Michael Bloomberg

USA

$85B

Bloomberg LP

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19
Jim Walton19

Jim Walton

USA

$82B

Walmart

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20
Rob Walton20

Rob Walton

USA

$81B

Walmart

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21
Alice Walton21

Alice Walton

USA

$80B

Walmart

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22
Charles Koch22

Charles Koch

USA

$68B

Koch Industries

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Julia Koch23

Julia Koch

USA

$67B

Koch Industries

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#24

Zhong Shanshan

🇨🇳 China

$65B

Nongfu Spring

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25
Phil Knight25

Phil Knight

USA

$64B

Nike

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26
#26

David Thomson

🇨🇦 Canada

$63B

Thomson Reuters

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27
#27

MacKenzie Scott

🇺🇸 United States

$60B

Amazon

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28
Changpeng Zhao28

Changpeng Zhao

🇨🇦 Canada

$58B

Binance

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29
#29

Ma Huateng

🇨🇳 China

$55B

Tencent

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30
Tadashi Yanai30

Tadashi Yanai

🇯🇵 Japan

$54B

Uniqlo / Fast Retailing

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31
#31

Giovanni Ferrero

🇮🇹 Italy

$42B

Ferrero Group

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#32

Jacqueline Mars

🇺🇸 United States

$41B

Mars Inc.

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#33

John Mars

🇺🇸 United States

$41B

Mars Inc.

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Klaus-Michael Kuehne34

Klaus-Michael Kuehne

🇩🇪 Germany

$40B

Kuehne + Nagel

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#35

Dieter Schwarz

🇩🇪 Germany

$39B

Lidl / Schwarz Group

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Len Blavatnik36

Len Blavatnik

🇺🇸 United States

$37B

Access Industries

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Leonhard Blavatnik37

Leonhard Blavatnik

🇺🇸 United States

$37B

Diversified Investments

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#38

Jim Simons

🇺🇸 United States

$35B

Renaissance Technologies

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39
Miriam Adelson39

Miriam Adelson

🇺🇸 United States

$34B

Las Vegas Sands

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#40

Ken Griffin

🇺🇸 United States

$33B

Citadel

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#41

Zhang Yiming

🇨🇳 China

$32B

TikTok / ByteDance

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42
#42

William Ding

🇨🇳 China

$31B

NetEase

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43
#43

Alain Wertheimer

🇫🇷 France

$30B

Chanel

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#44

Gerard Wertheimer

🇫🇷 France

$30B

Chanel

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Leonid Mikhelson45

Leonid Mikhelson

🇷🇺 Russia

$29B

NOVATEK

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Gina Rinehart46

Gina Rinehart

🇦🇺 Australia

$28B

Hancock Prospecting

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Li Ka-shing47

Li Ka-shing

🇭🇰 Hong Kong

$27B

CK Hutchison

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Robin Zeng48

Robin Zeng

🇨🇳 China

$26B

CATL

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#49

He Xiangjian

🇨🇳 China

$25B

Midea Group

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Ray Dalio50

Ray Dalio

🇺🇸 United States

$25B

Bridgewater Associates

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Rupert Murdoch51

Rupert Murdoch

United States / Australia

$24B

News Corp/Fox

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52
Stephen Schwarzman52

Stephen Schwarzman

🇺🇸 United States

$23B

Blackstone

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53
Abigail Johnson53

Abigail Johnson

🇺🇸 United States

$23B

Fidelity Investments

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#54

German Larrea

🇲🇽 Mexico

$22B

Grupo Mexico

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Susanne Klatten55

Susanne Klatten

🇩🇪 Germany

$22B

BMW/Altana

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Stefan Quandt56

Stefan Quandt

🇩🇪 Germany

$21B

BMW

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57
Wang Chuanfu57

Wang Chuanfu

🇨🇳 China

$21B

BYD

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58
Vagit Alekperov58

Vagit Alekperov

🇷🇺 Russia

$20B

LUKOIL

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Pallonji Mistry59

Pallonji Mistry

India / Ireland

$20B

Shapoorji Pallonji Group

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#60

Thomas Peterffy

🇺🇸 United States

$20B

Interactive Brokers

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Harold Hamm61

Harold Hamm

🇺🇸 United States

$19B

Continental Resources

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#62

Iris Fontbona

🇨🇱 Chile

$19B

Antofagasta

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Reinhold Wuerth63

Reinhold Wuerth

🇩🇪 Germany

$19B

Wuerth Group

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#64

R. Budi Hartono

🇮🇩 Indonesia

$18B

Djarum/BCA

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65
#65

Michael Hartono

🇮🇩 Indonesia

$18B

Djarum/BCA

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66
#66

Savitri Jindal

🇮🇳 India

$18B

Jindal Group

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67
#67

Wang Wei

🇨🇳 China

$17B

SF Express

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68
Eric Schmidt68

Eric Schmidt

🇺🇸 United States

$17B

Google

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69
#69

Dietrich Mateschitz

🇦🇹 Austria

$17B

Red Bull

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Peter Thiel70

Peter Thiel

🇺🇸 United States

$16B

PayPal/Palantir

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Eyal Ofer71

Eyal Ofer

🇮🇱 Israel

$16B

Zodiac Maritime

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72
#72

Leonard Lauder

🇺🇸 United States

$16B

Estee Lauder

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73
#73

Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken

🇳🇱 Netherlands

$15B

Heineken

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74
James Ratcliffe74

James Ratcliffe

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

$15B

INEOS

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75
Jack Ma75

Jack Ma

🇨🇳 China

$15B

Alibaba

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Dhanin Chearavanont76

Dhanin Chearavanont

🇹🇭 Thailand

$15B

CP Group

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77
Lee Shau Kee77

Lee Shau Kee

🇭🇰 Hong Kong

$14B

Henderson Land

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78
George Soros78

George Soros

🇺🇸 United States

$14B

Soros Fund Management

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79
#79

Elaine Marshall

🇺🇸 United States

$14B

Koch Industries

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80
Carl Icahn80

Carl Icahn

🇺🇸 United States

$14B

Icahn Enterprises

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81
#81

Lukas Walton

🇺🇸 United States

$13B

Walmart

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82
#82

Emmanuel Besnier

🇫🇷 France

$13B

Lactalis

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83
Lakshmi Mittal83

Lakshmi Mittal

India/United Kingdom

$13B

ArcelorMittal

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Azim Premji84

Azim Premji

🇮🇳 India

$13B

Wipro

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85
Jorge Paulo Lemann85

Jorge Paulo Lemann

🇧🇷 Brazil

$12B

3G Capital

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86
#86

Liu Yongxing

🇨🇳 China

$12B

East Hope Group

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87
#87

Donald Bren

🇺🇸 United States

$12B

Irvine Company

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88
#88

Stanley Druckenmiller

🇺🇸 United States

$12B

Duquesne Family Office

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89
David Tepper89

David Tepper

🇺🇸 United States

$11B

Appaloosa Management

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90
Dustin Moskovitz90

Dustin Moskovitz

🇺🇸 United States

$11B

Facebook/Asana

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91
Jan Koum91

Jan Koum

🇺🇸 United States

$11B

WhatsApp

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92
Lei Jun92

Lei Jun

🇨🇳 China

$11B

Xiaomi

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93
Eric Yuan93

Eric Yuan

🇺🇸 United States

$10B

Zoom

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94
Patrick Collison94

Patrick Collison

United States/Ireland

$10B

Stripe

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95
John Collison95

John Collison

United States/Ireland

$10B

Stripe

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96
Cyrus Poonawalla96

Cyrus Poonawalla

🇮🇳 India

$10B

Serum Institute of India

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#97

Radhakishan Damani

🇮🇳 India

$10B

DMart

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98
Andrew Forrest98

Andrew Forrest

🇦🇺 Australia

$10B

Fortescue Metals Group

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99
Masayoshi Son99

Masayoshi Son

🇯🇵 Japan

$10B

SoftBank

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100
#100

Christy Walton

🇺🇸 United States

$10B

Walmart

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101
Bill Ackman101

Bill Ackman

🇺🇸 United States

$9.5B

Hedge Funds

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102
John Paulson102

John Paulson

🇺🇸 United States

$4.3B

Hedge Funds

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103
#103

Tim Pagliara

🇺🇸 United States

$2B AUM

Wealth Management, Shareholder Advocacy

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104
#104

Thomas W. Phelps

🇺🇸 United States

Priceless Wisdom

Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Scudder Stevens & Clark

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#105

Mark Sisson

🇺🇸 United States

$200M+

Primal Kitchen, Health & Fitness

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106
#106

Jim Cramer

🇺🇸 United States

$150M

Hedge Funds, CNBC, TheStreet

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107
#107

Maria Bartiromo

🇺🇸 United States

$80M

Financial Journalism, Fox Business

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108
#108

Sam Altman

🇺🇸 United States

$2B

OpenAI, Y Combinator, Venture Capital

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109
#109

Palmer Luckey

🇺🇸 United States

$4.7B

Anduril Industries, Oculus VR

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110
#110

Tobi Lütke

🇨🇦 Canada

$10.4B

Shopify

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111
#111

MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson)

🇺🇸 United States

$1B

YouTube, Feastables, MrBeast Burger, Beast Philanthropy

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112
#112

Whitney Wolfe Herd

🇺🇸 United States

$1B

Bumble

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113
#113

Cathie Wood

🇺🇸 United States

$250M

ARK Invest

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114
#114

Michael Burry

🇺🇸 United States

$300M

Scion Asset Management

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115
#115

Howard Marks

🇺🇸 United States

$2.2B

Oaktree Capital Management

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#116

Chamath Palihapitiya

🇺🇸 United States

$1.2B

Social Capital, Venture Capital, SPACs

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#117

Marc Andreessen

🇺🇸 United States

$1.7B

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Netscape, Venture Capital

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118
#118

Keith Gill

🇺🇸 United States

$300M

GameStop / Retail Investing Revolution

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119
#119

Joe Rogan

🇺🇸 United States

$250M

The Joe Rogan Experience / UFC Commentary

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120
#120

Lex Fridman

🇺🇸 United States

$10M

Lex Fridman Podcast / MIT Research

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121
#121

Tucker Carlson

🇺🇸 United States

$30M

Tucker Carlson Network / Political Media

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122
#122

Tim Ferriss

🇺🇸 United States

$100M

Author / Angel Investor / The Tim Ferriss Show

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123
#123

Ben Shapiro

🇺🇸 United States

$50M

The Daily Wire / Political Media

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#124

Megyn Kelly

🇺🇸 United States

$45M

The Megyn Kelly Show / SiriusXM

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125
#125

Patrick Bet-David

🇺🇸 United States

$200M

Valuetainment / PHP Agency

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126
#126

Jordan Peterson

🇨🇦 Canada

$10M

Author / Clinical Psychologist / Professor

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127
#127

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

🇺🇸 United States

$75M

Author / Empirica Capital / Risk Scholar

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128
#128

Ryan Holiday

🇺🇸 United States

$10M+

Author / Daily Stoic / Brass Check

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129
#129

James Clear

🇺🇸 United States

$25M+

Author / Atomic Habits

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130
#130

Malcolm Gladwell

🇺🇸 United States

$30M+

Author / Journalist / Revisionist History

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131
#131

Robert Greene

🇺🇸 United States

$10M+

Author / The 48 Laws of Power

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132
#132

Andrew Huberman

🇺🇸 United States

$10M+

Huberman Lab Podcast / Stanford Neuroscience

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133
#133

Peter Attia

🇺🇸 United States

$15M+

Author / Outlive / Early Medical

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134
#134

David Goggins

🇺🇸 United States

$5M+

Author / Retired Navy SEAL / Ultra-Endurance Athlete

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135
#135

Jocko Willink

🇺🇸 United States

$10M+

Author / Echelon Front / Jocko Podcast

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136
#136

David Sinclair

🇺🇸 United States

$25M+

Harvard Genetics / Longevity Research

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137
#137

Tom Brady

🇺🇸 United States

$400M+

NFL / TB12 / Fox Sports

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138
#138

Conor McGregor

🇮🇪 Ireland

$200M

UFC, Proper No. Twelve Whiskey

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139
#139

Dana White

🇺🇸 United States

$500M

UFC, Zuffa

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140
#140

Cristiano Ronaldo

Portugal

$600M

Professional Football, CR7 Brand

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141
#141

Serena Williams

🇺🇸 United States

$300M

Tennis, Serena Ventures, S by Serena

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142
#142

Alex Honnold

🇺🇸 United States

$4M

Professional Rock Climbing, Honnold Foundation

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143
#143

Gary Vaynerchuk

🇺🇸 United States

$200M

VaynerMedia, VaynerX, Wine Library

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144
#144

Alex Hormozi

🇺🇸 United States

$100M

Acquisition.com, Gym Launch

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145
#145

Sara Blakely

🇺🇸 United States

$1.2B

Spanx

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146
#146

Ryan Reynolds

🇨🇦 Canada

$350M

Actor, Mint Mobile, Maximum Effort

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147
#147

Daymond John

🇺🇸 United States

$350M

FUBU, Shark Tank, The Shark Group

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148
#148

Grant Cardone

🇺🇸 United States

$500M

Cardone Capital, 10X Enterprises

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149
#149

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson

🇺🇸 United States

$800M

Acting, Teremana Tequila, ZOA Energy, Seven Bucks Productions

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150
#150

Taylor Swift

🇺🇸 United States

$1.3B

Music, Eras Tour, Re-recordings

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151
#151

Dolly Parton

🇺🇸 United States

$650M

Music, Dollywood, Imagination Library

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152
#152

Arnold Schwarzenegger

🇺🇸 United States

$450M

Acting, Real Estate, Politics

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153
#153

Oprah Winfrey

🇺🇸 United States

$2.5B

Harpo Productions, OWN, Media Empire

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154
#154

Travis Kalanick

🇺🇸 United States

$3B

Uber, CloudKitchens

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155
#155

Brian Chesky

🇺🇸 United States

$10B

Airbnb

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156
#156

Daniel Ek

🇸🇪 Sweden

$5B

Spotify

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157
#157

Naveen Jain

🇺🇸 United States

$300M

Viome, Moon Express, InfoSpace

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