$2 Billion | Rank #1513 Who is Jim McKelvey McKelvey remains on Square’s board, but has started a new company, Invisibly, which powers micropayments for journalism and publishing. He owns nearly 5% of Square and has netted at least $270 million from selling Square shares. A serial entrepreneur, he …
$1 Billion | Rank #2076 Who is Cho Jyh-jer He joined the firm in 1997 as its president when it was spun off from his then employer, United Microelectronics. The bulk of his wealth comes from his stake in MediaTek. Coming from an average or middle class family, Cho …
$3 Billion | Rank #984 Who is Haim Saban Saban, who repurchased Power Rangers back in 2010, sold it for a second time in 2018, this time to Hasbro in a $522 million deal. Saban and a group of private equity investors purchased Spanish language TV Network Univision Communications …
$2 Billion | Rank #1292 Who is Rodney Sacks Sacks and his business partner Hilton Schlosberg, Monster’s CFO, are native South Africans. They bought drinks company Hansen Natural in 1992. Hansen’s Natural launched the Monster brand energy drink in 2002, and the company changed its name to Monster Beverage …
$8 Billion | Rank #313 Who is Shahid Khan His design for a one-piece truck bumper was the basis for his success; the company now has 69 plants worldwide and over 26,000 employees. Khan also owns the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars, which he bought in 2012, and the UK’s Fulham …
$4 Billion | Rank #665 Who is Chris Larsen Ripple counts American Express and Santander among its 100-plus customers. Larsen stepped down as Ripple CEO in December 2016 but remains executive chairman. Prior to Ripple, he cofounded online mortgage lender e-Loan in 1996 and Prosper, a peer-to-peer lender, in …
$5 Billion | Rank #536 Who is Jeff Greene Most of his fortune is now held in equities and other investments, plus real estate in Los Angeles and Palm Beach. Greene spent over $30 million in the summer of 2018 trying unsuccessfully to win the Democratic primary for governor. …
$2 Billion | Rank #1645 Who is Xu Xudong & family Xusheng is a supplier of gear boxes and battery protection shells to Tesla. Other customers include Chrysler, Mahler and Bosch. Coming from an average or middle class family, Xu Xudong & family is one those great persons who …
$1 Billion | Rank #2190 Who is Luiz Frias Frias’ late father acquired one of Brazil’s most popular daily newspapers in the 1960s, today known as Folha de S. Paulo. Group Folha became one of Brazil’s largest media conglomerates; Frias joined in 1981, was appointed CEO in 1989 and …
