caption You probably won’t find these vacation rentals on Airbnb. source Photo courtesy of Nota Bene Global Airbnb has changed the way many people travel, including billionaires. Renting private villas has become increasingly popular among the world’s richest people, according to Nota Bene Global. Airbnb-style luxury villa rentals cost between $87,000 and $174,000 per week. Airbnb has changed the way many people travel, including billionaires. Just ask Anthony Lassman, cofounder of London-based, luxury travel- and lifestyle-management company Nota Bene Global. Lassman and his wife Elaine have been offering tailor-made, travel-planning services to the ultra-high net worth crowd since launching Nota Bene in 2005. “Ten to $20 million is the starting wealth [of our clients],” Lassman told Business Insider. “Some of them I know are worth between $1.5 to $8 … [Read more...] about Airbnb for billionaires: Where the world’s richest people stay when they travel
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Jeff Bezos made an average of $107 million per day last year — here’s how much the richest people in the world earned every 24 hours
caption Jeff Bezos is in a league of his own. source Danny Moloshok/Reuters Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ net worth increased by nearly $40 billion in 2017 – the most of any billionaire, according to Forbes. When you break it down, Bezos raked in over $107 million per day in 2017. Mark Zuckerberg, Bernard Arnault, and Carlos Slim were the biggest earners behind Bezos in 2017. Several of the world’s richest people saw their wealth balloon by billions last year, but none more than Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Bezos net worth grew by $39.2 billion in 2017 – “the biggest single-year increase on the Billionaires List this century.” That’s according to Forbes’ 2017 and 2018 richest people in the world lists, which Business Insider used to calculate the daily increase in net worth of the richest people in the world. We simply found the difference between their 2017 and 2018 … [Read more...] about Jeff Bezos made an average of $107 million per day last year — here’s how much the richest people in the world earned every 24 hours
Meet the richest people in bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, who are worth more than $17 billion combined
Forbes on Wednesday released its first-ever list of the richest people in bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Most of the people on the list are the founders and CEOs of the biggest companies in blockchain, the technology underpinning cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. They’re worth more than $17 billion and as much as $24 billion, though that number fluctuates daily with price swings in the crypto market. The life of a crypto-billionaire is stressful. After unprecedented gains over the past year – driving bitcoin, ether, and Ripple’s XRP up 1,300%, 8,000%, and 32,000% – cryptocurrencies have come back down to earth in recent weeks. As of Friday afternoon, bitcoin was down 28% since late January. On Monday, bitcoin hit $7,000, down 64% from its all-time high of nearly $20,000 in late December. And as of Tuesday, the total value of all digital currencies had dropped by 61% from its peak on January 7, to $320 … [Read more...] about Meet the richest people in bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, who are worth more than $17 billion combined
9 mind-blowing facts about the world’s richest people
It may come as no surprise, but the rich are getting richer. In fact, the world’s richest 1% of people own more wealth than the rest of humanity, according to a report by Oxfam, a non-profit that focuses on fighting global poverty. The report, titled “Reward Work, Not Wealth,” revealed an increasingly depressing picture of wealth and gender inequality around the world. “To end extreme poverty, we must also end extreme wealth,” Oxfam wrote in the report. “Today’s gilded age is undermining our future. Governments should use regulation and taxation to radically reduce levels of extreme wealth, as well as limit the influence of wealthy individuals and groups over policy making.” Oxfam’s report culled data from multiple sources including Forbes and Credit Suisse. Here are nine of the most mind-blowing facts about the world’s richest people: Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffett — the three richest … [Read more...] about 9 mind-blowing facts about the world’s richest people
Li Ka-shing is now $5.7 billion richer – here are Hong Kong’s richest people in 2018
The 50 richest people in Hong Kong saw their combined wealth rise by 24 per cent to US$307 billion in 2017, according to the 2018 Forbes Hong Kong Rich ListBillionaire Li Ka-shing retained his crown as the richest man in Hong Kong last year, even as Lee Shau-kee narrowed the gap by becoming one of the top wealth gainers for the year, according to the Forbes Asia 50 Rich List announced on Thursday.The 50 individuals on the list saw their combined wealth rise by 24 per cent in 2017 to US$307 billion, up US$60 billion during the year, reflecting the biggest one-year wealth change ever recorded on the Forbes Asia 50 Rich List. The combined wealth figure nearly matches the size of Hong Kong’s economy, with annual GDP totalling US$319.7 billion in 2016.The gains were driven by the melt up rally in the stock market, as the Hang Seng Index rocketed 36 per cent last year, to rank as the world’s best performing major market, while the local property market also rose to a record.Hang … [Read more...] about Li Ka-shing is now $5.7 billion richer – here are Hong Kong’s richest people in 2018