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Kirk Kerkorian was born into poverty. His family was evicted 20 times. He dropped out of school in the eighth grade. And yet he somehow still managed to gamble and fight his way into the biggest empire in all of Las Vegas.

Ever wondered who really owns the world? From monarchs who rule entire nations to billionaires with more land than some countries, here are the 10 individuals who control the largest slices of the planet.

From early fur traders to tech billionaires, here's how the richest person in the world has changed across more than 200 years.

We are deeply saddened to report that Junior Bridgeman passed away on March 11, 2025, at the age of 71. Junior redefined what was possible for professional athletes to achieve beyond the game.

Before Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, there was Sam Walton—the man who built Walmart into a retail empire. If he were alive today, his fortune would dwarf every billionaire on the planet

MrBeast is seeking to raise hundreds of millions at a mind-blowing valuation. Is his YouTube-fueled empire really worth that much?

Mansa Musa was a 14th-century African ruler whose legendary wealth was so immense that his generosity crashed Egypt's economy. He has been described as the richest human being of all time.

Despite what you may have heard in a YouTube video or TikTok, Michael Jordan was not FORCED to sell the Charlotte Bobcats to cover a $500 million debt related to a massive GameStop bet.

Jeffrey Lurie is an interesting case among NFL owners. He actually went out and borrowed $190 million from a bank to buy the Eagles. Now, neither you or I could just walk into our local Wells Fargo, and walk out with $190 million and neither did Lurie.

Bezos established the program in 2021 when political commentator Van Jones and humanitarian activist and chef José Andrés were the first recipients of the prizes.

In a vague Instagram post, Kanye West wants us to know that his net worth now stands at $2.77 billion.

Back in 2014, investor Tim Draper paid $19 million for around 30,000 bitcoins that had been confiscated by the US Marshals Service in connection to the arrest of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht… That was a wise move on Draper's part.

In the last 40-ish years, just EIGHT men have held the title of world's richest person. You know some of the six names… Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk… But who are the other tycoons of wealth who wore the crown, even briefly?

If you've ever had Hunt's ketchup, you've gave a few pennies to Norton Simon… a man who turned $7,000 at the height of the Great Depression, into a $10 billion fortune.

I thought it might happen today (Tuesday), but Elon Musk's net worth ONLY hit $485 billion by the time the markets closed. Now he's really within striking distance of becoming the world's first half-trillionaire.