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Economy
World’s 50 richest cities list: Singapore now has more millionaires than Hong Kong
Singapore has overtaken Hong Kong in its population of millionaires, according to a new report. Hong Kong, which previously ranked fourth in...
Michelle De Pacina
Hong Kong tops Asia as city with most ultra-wealthy residents: report
Hong Kong is the Asian city with the highest number of ultra-wealthy property owners, according to a report released on Tuesday. Using a wea...
Ana Yoo
Crime
Thai man accuses son of drugging him, killing his wife to steal nearly $2 million
A Thai millionaire has accused his son and daughter-in-law of drugging him and killing his wife to steal his nearly $2 million in assets. On...
Social Media
Markiplier says his ‘ungodly’ $38 million annual income from YouTube feels ‘unfair’
YouTuber Markiplier admitted to Logan Paul that he makes “an ungodly amount of money, and it feels unfair.” Markiplier joined Paul during ...
Bryan Ke
Business
Asia is home to 6 of the top 20 cities with the most millionaires
In a recent report by Henley and Partners, a firm that tracks global wealth, Asian cities accounted for six of the top 20 cities in the wor...
Iris Jung
News
Malaysian Fruit Farmer is Making Almost $1 Million a Month Selling Durian
The durian, dubbed as Southeast Asia’s “king of fruits,” is raking in some serious cash for one Malaysian fruit farmer. Chin Ke...
Ryan General
Instagram
Thai Millionaire Puts $315,000 on the Line to Find His Daughter a Husband
A Thai durian tycoon has gone viral for putting out a public offer to find a husband for his 26-year-old daughter. Thousands of eligible bac...
Ziye Wang
Asia
Woman Who Adopted 100 Orphans in China and Got Cancer Arrested For Alleged Blackmail
Li Lijuan, a millionaire and cancer-stricken woman who adopted 118 orphans, was recently detained and put under criminal detention over alle...
Former Chinese Millionaire Who Adopted Over 100 Abandoned Children Now Fighting Cancer
Li Lijuan, a 43-year-old former millionaire with a heart of gold who spent 20 years adopting abandoned children, is now fighting for her own...
Chinese Man Buys 4 F1 Cars With $5.3 Million in Litecoin
A Chinese millionaire recently bought four rare Formula One (F1) cars in the United Kingdom using Litecoin, the fourth most popular cryptocu...
7-Year-Old Asian Boy Makes $11 Million A Year Reviewing Toys on YouTube
A 7-year-old Asian American boy has been raking in millions by reviewing toy cars, action figures, Play-Doh, and other toys on YouTube. Ryan...
Chinese Woman Turns Old ‘Nail House’ Building Into Millions in Profit
The last remaining “nail house” in Shenzhen was finally demolished this month, but not before its owner nabbed a hefty compensation sum from...
Kyle Encina
More Chinese Millionaires Are Coming to America, Survey Finds
A significant number of wealthy Chinese people are planning to purchase foreign properties in the next few years, a survey found. According ...
China Now Has 1.34 Million Multimillionaires
There are 1.34 million multimillionaires in China as of May 2016, according to a newly-published report. That’s an increase of 130,000...
Carl Samson
Meet the the 23-Year-Old Who Turned $4,300 into a $1 Million Using Instagram
One 23-year-old is rolling in cash after making $2.5 million in her first year selling “waist trainer” corsets as an online busi...
Editorial Staff
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 o...
Chow Yun Fat Spotted Waiting in Line to Watch His Own Movie With His Wife
Unless it’s the red carpet premier, spotting a movie star in line waiting to watch his own movie is a rare sight to behold. Fans waiting i...
Millionaire Reveals How Internet Con Artists Use Instagram to Make Themselves Look Rich
Tim Sykes is best known for taking $12,415 in high school and turning it into $4.4 million through trading stocks by his 34th birthday. Now,...
Entrepreneur Who Made $1 Million Before He Turned 18 Reveals How He Did it
Serial entrepreneur, speaker and author Cameron Johnson shared his thoughts on what inspired him to start his first business, how he made hi...
Entertainment
Drunk Millionaire Brags About His 176 IQ and 6 Houses on Flight, Gets What He Deserves
A self-proclaimed genius and millionaire was thrown off a JetBlue flight after he caused a disturbance among passengers inside the plane. Th...
Uncategorized
Tom Cruise’s Ex-Girlfriend Reveals What He Was Like Before He was a Millionaire Movie Star
One of Hollywood’s biggest stars, Tom Cruise is known for his memorable film roles, incredible fortune, high profile marriages and involveme...
This Man Has Made $15 Million Finding and Selling Lost Golf Balls
Floridian Glenn Berger, came across an idea that was going to make him a millionaire. After finding himself unemployed and stealing golf ba...
Wife Kicks Husband Out Of His Own Mansion, Forces Him to Live on Lawn for 6 Months
A Texas man has been living on the front lawn of his $1.3 million mansion for the past six months after his wife kicked him out and changed ...
Jacob Wagner
A 25-Year-Old Brazilian Mayor Who Ran Her City Via Text Stole $4 Million and Ran
Brazilian Mayor Lidiane Leite, 25, is on the run after allegations of her corrupt reign and use of a WhatsApp account to run her town are be...
Laura Dang
Here are the Most Ridiculous Ways Millionaire Athletes Have Spent Their Money
Money can’t buy happiness, but it sure can buy you some extravagant things. These are a few ways rich and successful athletes have been know...
Man Finds $20 on the Ground, Buys a Winning $1 Million Lottery Ticket Shortly After
San Francisco International Airport has proven to be a pretty lucky place for one Hubert Tang, who found a $20 bill on the ground Wednesday ...
Riley Schatzle
Man Decorates His $2.4 Million Mansion with 150-Year-Old Gravestones of Children
Millionaire property developer Kim Davies thought children’s 150-year-old gravestones added the perfect touch to the walls of his $2.4 mill...
One of China’s Richest Men is Poisoned After Helping Clean Up Tianjin Blast Site
Chinese millionaire Chen Guangbiao is known for his extravagant publicity stunts, but his latest attempt to procure a little show time resul...
These 15 Photographs Show the World of the Wealthiest One Percent We Don’t See
In a new book, photo editor Myles Little takes a provocative approach to exploring the lifestyles of the world’s wealthiest one percent. ...
Music
50 Cent Claims He Spends Only $108,000 a Month, Still Spends $5,000 on Gardening
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson recently reported to a Connecticut bankruptcy court that his spending expenses are limited to a paltry ...
Lifestyle
Rich Dad Leaves $20 Million to Two Daughters, But There’s a Twist
A real estate millionaire left $20 million to be split between his two daughters, but with a unique set of rules attached. Manhattan landlor...
50 Cent Posts Hilarious Instagram Photo After Bankruptcy Filing
Last night, 50 Cent responded to the recent negative public criticism of his bankruptcy filing with a hilarious Instagram photo. Curtis “50 ...
Man Wins $1 Million From Lottery Ticket Given as Last-Minute Father’s Day Gift
A man in Pennsylvania became an instant millionaire from a scratch-off lottery ticket that was given to him as a last-minute Father’s Day gi...
Millionaires are About to Control Half of the World’s Wealth
Millionaires, the kind of people that non-millionaires despise but still hope to become one day, are taking a good chunk of the world’s mone...
Max Chang
Kylie Jenner Claims She Got Cut Off at 14, Became a Millionaire on Her Own
The youngest of the Kardashian clan, Kylie Jenner, revealed on Monday that she’s been financially independent since she was 14. Jenner, who...
Augustine Reyes Chan
A 26-Year-Old Real Estate Agent Makes $1.1 Million Overnight After Closing Huge Deal
A 26-year-old property agent has become an overnight millionaire after closing a $51 million ($38 million) deal for a penthouse at the Le No...
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