Billionaires
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Sanjay Agarwal: Building ground up for the hinterland
With a net worth of $1.3 billion, Sanjay Agarwal debuts on Forbes's list of world's billionaires. His AU Small Finance Bank aims to be counted
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How David Velez built no-fee Nubank in Brazil into the most valuable digital bank in the world
David Vélez set out to kill off the fat fees and lousy service of Brazil's big banks. The operation succeeded beyond his wildest dreams: Today, his no-fee Nubank is the most valuable digital bank in the world, with 35 million customers—and he's gunning for more
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Judy Faulkner is the pioneer of electronic health records. In the Covid-19 era, competition is catching up
The billionaire founder of Epic Systems, pioneered—then dominated—electronic medical records. She's been the industry's leading actor for decades, but now the pandemic is fuelling a digital health care race that may finally cost her the spotlight
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Winklevoss Brothers: They say Facebook was their idea but they lost the battle for ownership. Now they are bitcoin billionaires
After losing an epic battle with Mark Zuckerberg over ownership of Facebook and being shunned in Silicon Valley, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss are back—this time as budding bitcoin billionaires at the centre of the future of money, the creative economy and quite possibly a new operating model for Big Tech itself
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Global wealth saw record acceleration in 2020, a crisis year. Could it be a reason to celebrate?
Covid-19 brought terrible suffering, economic pain, geopolitical tension—and the greatest acceleration of wealth in human history. Why this pandemic paradox could become a cause for celebration, not concern
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Richest Indian-Americans on the 2021 Forbes Billionaires' list
A look at some of the richest Indian-Americans on the 2021 Forbes Billionaires list, their wealth, ranks, and how they created their wealth
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Meet banking's newest billionaire: AU Small Finance Bank's Sanjay Agarwal
Under Sanjay Agarwal, AU Small Finance Bank has carved an enviable niche for itself
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The billionaires list got longer, and they got richer in 2020
Thanks in the main to skyrocketing stock prices, the number of billionaires on the Forbes annual list of the world's wealthiest hit 2,755—660 more than in the 2020 list. India reinforced the trend with 140 new billionaires
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News By Numbers: Mukesh Ambani richest Asian; India adds 38 billionaires in 2020
A look at the key takeaways from the Forbes' 35th Annual World's Billionaires List 2021
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Can Instacart's Apoorva Mehta outdo Jeff Bezos?
The pandemic transformed Apoorva Mehta's grocery delivery service into an essential—and booming—business. Now the 34-year-old billionaire is under pressure to outdo Jeff Bezos—all while dodging an avalanche of new competitors, rebellious workers and restless partners
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Can Peps spring a surprise on India's mattress market?
The founders might be late to the game, but Peps has grown steadily to become the biggest spring mattress brand in the country by lording over South Indian markets. Now, the company wants to step out of its regional bastion