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By reinventing reality TV, John de Mol made television history and a billion dollars
How did Markus Persson create Minecraft, the most successful computer game ever?
Aliko Dangote started a cement business, and went on to become Africa’s richest person
How Chinese tech company ByteDance became a multi-billiondollar social media business
How India’s first female self-made billionaire built a pharmaceutical empire
A hedge fund tycoon who became one of the most successful investors ever
How a hit sitcom made a New York stand-up the richest comedian in history
A blockbuster tale: How the Lord of the Rings director became a billionaire
How a communist mime artist became the boss of one of the world’s biggest fashion houses
By founding Google, Sergey Brin helped shape the internet. He also got very, very rich
Golfing superstardom made Tiger Woods rich. Personal disasters nearly took it all away
How Warren Buffett became the richest investor ever after buying his first shares at 11.
He's spent a billion on Manchester United, but how did Jim Ratcliffe become a billionaire?
From public feuds to private legal battles, how a country singer became a billionaire.
How Oprah became the richest African American of the 20th Century and queen of all media.
How George Lucas became a billionaire filmmaker despite directing just six movies.
How pop star Rihanna became the richest person from Barbados in all of history.
How basketball's biggest superstar became the world's first athlete billionaire.
The story of the Microsoft boss who was the richest person in the world for over a decade.
The founder of sporting apparel firm Patagonia made billions - then gave it all away
How the woman who founded dating apps Bumble and Tinder was briefly a billionaire
How Warren Buffett became the richest investor ever after buying his first shares at 11
Vince McMahon turned professional wrestling into a global phenomenon
How Viktor Bout made billions selling weapons to just about anyone who wanted them
From country songs to private legal battles, how Taylor Swift became a billionaire
Telecoms magnate Strive Masiyiwa escaped kidnap to become Zimbabwe’s first billionaire
From The Exorcist to 400 companies: How music sent Sir Richard Branson into space
How Sir Philip Green ruled over a retail empire, before it all came crashing down
He's spent big on Manchester United, but how did Sir Jim Ratcliffe become a billionaire?
How a blocked vacuum cleaner led to a billion-dollar idea for inventor James Dyson
