Mark Zuckerberg's former roommate helped him start Facebook. His roughly 5% stake comprises the bulk of his fortune; the rise in the company's stock price since September 2012 helped boost his net worth by $2.5 billion. Moskowitz is engaged to former …

According to Deloitte's Property & Casualty Industry Outlook for 2013: "…Economic recovery has been erratic over the past two years, but there have been gains in private sector hiring as well as auto sales, creating millions of new insurable …

Saudi Arabia tops the list of Middle East's billionaires, with 64 highly wealthy individuals possessing $204 billion in 2013, the Wealth-X and UBS World Ultra Wealth Report said. “There are 1,360 rich people in the Kingdom with a total wealth of $285 …

Sydney, Sept. 12 (ANI): China has reportedly added 64 new billionaires this year to its Rich List after a surge in stock prices of real estate. Based on the Hurun Report, which follows China's wealthy, the number of Chinese worth one billion U.S …

There are now 315 billionaires in China, according to the Hurun Report's 2013 Rich List, with the top five seeing their net-worth double on average over the last year, as a surge in stock and asset prices helped boost overall wealth. The Hurun Report …

Li Hejun, one of China's most successful renewable energy entrepreneurs, has formally entered the ranks of the world's billionaires after a big run-up in the shares of his Hong Kong-listed solar energy arm. Shares in Hanergy Solar Group rose by 1.2% on …

Jim Koch, the 64-year-old co-founder of Boston Beer Company, has a lot of reasons to raise a bottle of one of his trademark Samuel Adams Boston Lager's in a toast this week. Specifically, one billion reasons. On Monday, the Bloomberg Billionaires Index …

So, here goes the list of top 20 Nigerian billionaires presently. The list was based on: The value of their shares held in quoted companies, the size and market share of their companies, the number of companies they own and its assumed value, the …

Frustrated that Silicon Valley's entrepreneurs "were not on focused on breakthrough technologies that will take civilization to the next level", Peter Thiel announced the Thiel Fellowship in September 2010. He paid children $100,000 not to complete …