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More immigrants than ever have become billionaires in the US
- Forbes’ recently unveiled World’s Billionaire list for 2022 revealed that a record-number 92 American billionaires are immigrants.
- Topping the list is the South African-born head of Tesla, SpaceX and Neuralink, Elon Musk.
- China, India and Taiwan are among the top eight countries that produce the most foreign-born billionaires
- Many billionaires have accumulated their wealth through the tech industry, including five out of the seven billionaires hailing from India.
- Others have found success creating the companies behind some of today's most popular products and services.
Forbes’ recently unveiled World’s Billionaire list for 2022 revealed that a record-number 92 American billionaires are immigrants.
Topping the list and leapfrogging the wealthiest man for the past four years — Amazon founder Jeff Bezos — is the South African-born head of Tesla, SpaceX and Neuralink, Elon Musk.
Forbes highlights Kamala Harris, May Lee, more AAPI women in first-ever ’50 Over 50′ list
Forbes released their first “50 Over 50” list of women who have made an impact, including AAPI women such as Kamala Harris, Miami Marlins manager Kim Ng and journalist May Lee.
50 Over 50: On July 7, Forbes released the compilation of women who are “proving success has no age limits.”
Vietnamese Woman Who Earned $3.4 Million With Pho Restaurant Makes Forbes Under 30 Slovakia List
A Vietnamese woman landed a spot in Forbes Slovakia’s 30 Under 30 list of 2020 for her successful establishment of a pho restaurant business in the country.
Lucia Thao Huong Simekova, whose Vietnamese name is Vu Thao Huong, 27, owns the aptly-named PHO, which managed to earn $3.4 million in just two years.
BTS Made $57 Million in a Year, Making Them the Highest-Paid Boy Band in the World
South Korean boy band and international sensation BTS has come in at #43 on the Forbes celebrity earnings list for 2019, tied with Bradley Cooper, P!nk, and Adam Sandler, making roughly $57 million in pretax income in the last year.
The band, comprised of members: Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, RM, Jin, and Jungkook, is the only K-pop group and boy band to be featured on this year’s list. This officially makes them the world’s highest paid K-Pop musicians and boy band for 2019.
The Highest Paid YouTuber is Still this Little Boy Now Making $22 Million a Year
An Asian American YouTuber who was reported last year to be making $11 million a year is now making double that amount, according to Forbes.
Ryan of Ryan ToysReview has racked up almost 26 billion views since his start in March 2015. He has 17.3 million followers on his toy review channel, mostly children around his age.
Chinese-Korean Star Earns $15.5 Million in 2017 Playing Video Games on YouTube
YouTube star Evan Fong, the mastermind behind the gaming channel VanossGaming, is the second highest-earning YouTuber of 2017, based on Forbes annual list.
Making hilarious commentaries while playing video games has earned the 25-year-old Canadian-born Chinese-Korean a whopping $15.5 million this year, second only to English YouTuber Dan Middleton, a.k.a. DanTDM, who raked in a cool $16.5 million.
Jack Ma is No Longer the Richest Man in China
Chinese billionaire, Jack Ma has been unseated from his throne as China’s richest man, based on Forbes’ real time ranking of the richest people in the world.
The elite title is now being held by Tencent founder Ma Huateng, AKA Pony Ma, who currently has an estimated net worth of $37.4 billion. He just edged out the Alibaba CEO, who now has $36.2 billion, by over $1 billion.
Jackie Chan to Be Awarded a Lifetime Achievement Oscar
Jackie Chan has never won an Oscar, but he will be receiving a lifetime achievement Oscar for his extraordinary work in film.
Chan, 62, is the Hong Kong legend known for his martial arts stunts and comical personality in popular action-filled movies from “Supercop” to “Dragon Blade”. This has been a good year for Chan who was recently named the world’s second highest-paid actor by Forbes.
Jackie Chan is Now the Second Highest-Paid Actor in the World
Jackie Chan is named the world’s second highest-paid actor after raking in $61 million this year.
Forbes recently listed the Hong Kong star on their global list following his stellar year in the Chinese box office. His newest film, “Dragonblade”, starring notable Hollywood names including Adrien Brody and John Cusack, grossed $120 million in China alone. “Dragonblade” has yet to be released in U.S. theaters, but it is believed that Chan earned more than a $10 million cut from it.
Asians Are Among Tech Industry’s Richest People, New List Reveals
Forbes’ new list of the 100 Richest Tech Billionaires for 2016 has been revealed and 33 individuals are from Asia.
While little over half on the list are from the United States, the second highest number of tech billionaires are from China. 19 individuals on the list account for $132.7 billion of the world’s wealth.
Meet the 25-Year-Old USC Alumni Who Started the First Female-Led Millenial Venture Capital Firm
One 25-year-old is paving the way as a pioneering women in venture capital and entrepreneurship in the U.S. and Asia.
Pocket (Yiqing) Sun has accomplished much for someone her age having graced the cover of Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia in Venture Capital and Finance and becoming the youngest person in LinkedIn 2015 Top Voices in VC & Entrepreneurship
