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“I am the wealthiest man, not just in Europe but in the whole world: I collect emotions…’ Photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin (Tass) 02 March 2022 | MAHNOOR KHAN | Fortune The Kremlin claims that Putin earns an annual salary of $140,000. His publicly disclosed assets include an 800-square foot apartment, a trailer, and three cars. But…
Their wealth is almost beyond comprehension. Their protection, although not fool-proof, is in itself also beyond comprehension. Photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin toasts with attendees after a state awards ceremony for military personnel who served in Syria, at the Kremlin in Moscow Thomson Reuters 27 February 2022 | James Porteous | Clipper Media | Various sources…
Artwork: James Porteous The market value of Google, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and Facebook is now worth more than a third of the entire S&P 500 index of America’s 500 largest traded companies 27 July 2021 | Rupert Neate and Dominic Rushe | The Guardian Google, Apple and Microsoft reported record-breaking quarterly sales and profits on Tuesday night as the firms continue…
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No Photo Credit ‘It is of course essential that you take the time to cultivate an awareness that, well, most people don’t fly private. And never will.’ XO Private Jets | No date or author | Additional photos and links provided by CMO in case, you know, concerned parents want to teach their children about…
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Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson could fly to space just a bit earlier than Blue Origin and SpaceX’s founders. DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images Move over, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk — Richard Branson may be the first of the space firm founders to actually make it to space himself. Blue Origin announced Monday that Bezos, its founder, would fly…
Photo: Drake, in a Kapital sweatshirt and 1017 ALYX 9SM pants, with Rafauli in the lounge. By Mayer Rus Photography by Jason Schmidt Styled by Colin King Presented by Architectural Digest Remember the chintzy, pimped-out McMansions that were a staple of the long-running MTV series Cribs? The Toronto home of mega recording artist Aubrey Drake Graham is something else altogether. Measuring…
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Photo: Screenshot of Seven Seas A sweet home-away-from-home, but be forewarned – you’ll need a crew of 28 people to make this work. 17 May 2021 | Mark David| Dirt Photo : via Chamberlain Yachts Rich people have multimillion-dollar mansions, maybe even a couple of them. Some even have airplanes. But really rich people, the kind with…
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BILL AND MELINDA GATES have -or had- many homes. 07 May 2021 | Mark David | Dirt After 27 years of marriage, amassing a planetary fortune and founding a namesake philanthropic enterprise with an endowment of nearly $50 billion, Bill and Melinda Gates announced this week that they’ve decided to split up in the most…
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Ms. Midler has confessed that she has been ‘wanting to downsize ever since her daughter moved out.’ 21 April 2021 | Isis Briones | Architectural Digest (original link) Bette Midler and her husband, Argentine performance artist Martin von Haselberg, are finally moving on from their Upper East Side penthouse. As of last week, the couple reportedly…
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Whenever supermodel Naomi Campbell needs to unplug, she heads to her villa in Malindi, Kenya 13 April 2021 | Lola Ogunnaike Photography by Khadija Farah Styled by Edward Ngera | Architectural Digest (original link) Over the course of her remarkable 35-year career, supermodel Naomi Campbell has blazed trails, stormed catwalks, and graced countless magazine covers. And while…
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