Even though there is a war, COVID-19 still spreading around the world, and the U.S. economy is struggling with inflation, billionaires continued to be made in 2022.
The number of billionaires and their worth was down in 2022 with eighty-seven fewer billionaires than in 2021, making $400 billion less. 34-year-old Melanie Perkins and Rihanna, both made the list.
Perkins, co-founder, and CEO of graphic design app Canva was valued by investors at $40 billion last September. While Rihanna ($1.7 Billion), whose stakes in the Fenty Beauty cosmetics line and the Savage X Fenty lingerie business helped make her Barbados’ first billionaire.
Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson ($1.5 billion) reached billionaire status in November when he sold a stake in his Weta digital film effects shop to Unity Software for some $975 million.
Leonid Radvinsky reached $1.2 billion with OnlyFans.
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