• Education
    • General
      • Dictionary
      • Economics
      • Corporate Finance
      • Stocks
      • Mutual Funds
      • ETFs
    • Investing/Trading
      • Investing Essentials
      • Fundamental Analysis
      • Portfolio Management
      • Trading Essentials
      • Technical Analysis
      • Risk Management
  • Markets
    • News
      • Company News
      • Markets News
      • Trading News
      • Political News
      • Trends
    • Popular Stocks
      • Apple (AAPL)
      • Tesla (TSLA)
      • Amazon (AMZN)
      • AMD (AMD)
      • Facebook (FB)
      • Netflix (NFLX)
  • Simulator
    • Simulator
      • Create an Account
      • Join a Game
    • My Simulator
      • My Game
      • Create a Game
  • Your Money
    • Personal Finance
      • Wealth Management
      • Budgeting/Saving
      • Banking
      • Credit Cards
      • Home Ownership
      • Retirement Planning
      • Taxes
      • Insurance
    • Reviews & Ratings
      • 2019 Broker Awards
      • Fidelity Review
      • Interactive Brokers Review
      • Charles Schwab Review
      • TradeStation Review
      • TD Ameritrade Review
  • Advisors
    • Your Practice
      • Practice Management
      • Continuing Education
      • Financial Advisor Careers
      • Investopedia 100
    • Wealth Management
      • Portfolio Construction
      • Financial Planning
  • Academy
    • Popular Courses
      • Investing for Beginners
      • Become a Day Trader
      • Trading for Beginners
      • Technical Analysis
    • Courses by Topic
      • All Courses
      • Trading Courses
      • Investing Courses
      • Financial Professional Courses
  • Login
  • Newsletters
Business Leaders
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Rich & Powerful
  • CEOs
  • Warren Buffett
  • Math & Statistics
Business Leaders Rich & Powerful

Rich & Powerful

The richest and most powerful individuals in the world come from a variety of backgrounds and have made their fortunes in various industries. Learn about them and how they made their wealth.

Business Leaders
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Rich & Powerful
  • CEOs
  • Warren Buffett
  • Math & Statistics
Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona runs with the ball during the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and Real Sociedad at Camp Nou on April 20, 2019 in Barcelona, Spain.

Five Highest-Paid Soccer Players

Take a look at some of the world's highest-paid soccer players and see how they compare with one another.

  • Net Worth of Cristiano Ronaldo

  • Net Worth of Lionel Messi

  • 7 Companies Owned by the Koch Brothers

  • Todd Chrisley's Story: Net Worth, Bankruptcy & Quotes

  • Top 10 of the Wealthiest Families in the World

  • The Multi-Million Real Estate Empire of Grant Cardone

  • World's Top 10 Youngest Billionaires

  • Top 4 Billionaires Living in Los Angeles

  • Fortune 500 Definition

  • Top 4 Billionaires Living in Dubai

  • Donald Trump's Success Story

  • 6 Overnight Millionaires

  • Shaquille O'Neal By the Numbers

  • Top 10 U.S. Billionaires That Donated to Charity in 2018
  • Michael Bloomberg.

    Michael Bloomberg Definition

  • A History of the Rothschild Family

  • How George Soros Got Rich

  • The 5 Richest People In the World

  • 5 Presidents Who Couldn't Secure a Second Term

  • 8 Of The Richest Gangsters Of All Time
  • The recent rout in junk bonds could be the buying opportunity they’ve been waiting for over the last few years. Yields are up and prices are down.

    Michael Milken

  • Top 5 Highest Paid Hedge Fund Managers
  • Midsection Businessmen Analyzing Charts on Laptop in Office

    The World's 10 Most Famous Traders of All Time

  • How Will Meghan Markle's Finances Change Now That She Has Married Harry?

  • Gaby Dunn Promotes Financial Literacy by Admitting She Was Bad With Money

  • 8 Celebrities Who Died Without a Will

  • Top 4 Billionaires Living in Korea
  • Gardens by the Bay

    Top 5 Billionaires Living in Singapore
  • What should investors and financial advisors make of Pimco and its Total Return fund following the departure of Bill Gross?

    Bill Gross
  • Rapper Jay-Z holding a mic.

    Jay-Z Definition

  • Learn About the Companies Donald Trump Owns

  • How Did Oprah Winfrey Get Rich?

  • How Donald Trump Got His Money

  • Net Worth of Neymar

  • The Koch Brothers: 2nd Wealthiest Family in America

  • Who Is Jordan Belfort, the Wolf of Wall Street?

  • George Soros Pulls Back From Macro Investing

  • How Did George Soros Break the Bank of England?

  • How Carlos Slim Built His Fortune

  • Top Donors to Trump's Inaugural Committee

  • Top 10 Most Valuable Sports Teams in 2017

  • 5 Top Investors Who Profited From the Global Financial Crisis

  • How Much Does It Cost to Become President?

  • This is What Bill Gates's Portfolio Looks Like (BRK.B, MSFT)

  • The Everyday Lives Of Frugal Billionaires

  • 6 Rules From 6 of the World's Top Investors
  • Cityscape of Monaco and the harbour

    Top Billionaires Living in Monaco

  • How Did Richard Branson Make His Fortune?

  • The 5 Highest Paid Execs in Telecom (S, T)
  • Friedrich Hayek

    Who Was Friedrich Hayek?

  • Top 4 Billionaires Living in Las Vegas

  • Carl Icahn's Investing Strategy
  • Peter Lynch

    Pick Stocks Like Peter Lynch

  • Where the Ultra-Wealthy Go to School

  • How Ken Fisher Made It and His Advice for Investors

  • The 10 Richest Women In The United States

  • How Sam Zell Made His Fortune

  • How Did Ray Dalio Get Rich?

  • John Rogers' Story: Net Worth, Education & Quotes

  • How David Rubenstein Became a Billionaire

  • Benjamin Graham

  • 10 Richest, Most Successful Tech Geniuses
  • Rockefeller Plaza street sign

    Robber Barons Defined
  • Terms
  • News
  • Tutorials
  • About Us
  • Advertise
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Careers
  • #
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • X
  • Y
  • Z
Investopedia is part of the Dotdash publishing family.
  • The Balance
  • Lifewire
  • TripSavvy
  • The Spruce
  • and more