Tag: Forbes
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Forbes: Kanye West returns to ‘celebrity 100′ list after 4-year hiatus
Music and fashion icon, Kanye West has returned to the Forbes’ ‘Celebrity 100′ list after a four-year hiatus, securing the number three spot. West, who is on the cover of the magazine’s August edition, is surpassed only by his sister-in-law Kylie Jenner and Taylor Swift, who tops this year’s list. The annual Celebrity 100 ranks…
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Rihanna is World’s Richest Female Musician – Forbes
“Work, work, work, work, work, work.” That’s the opening line of Rihanna’s 2016 dancehall anthem titled, appropriately, “Work.” It could also serve as her personal motto. Famous first as a singer, Robyn Rihanna Fenty, age 31, has since evolved into a style icon and makeup entrepreneur—and soon she’ll be the first black woman in charge…
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Divergent views trail Kylie Jenner Forbes youngest self-made billionaire feat
Some Nigerians, alongside millions of social media users, have reacted to Forbes recent ranking of reality star, Kylie Jenner as the youngest self-made billionaire. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 21-year-old Jenner, on Tuesday, beat Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, who topped the list at 23 in 2008, to clinch the highly controversial title. Jenner has…
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Kylie Jenner is world’s youngest billionaire – Forbes
Kylie Jenner is officially the youngest self-made billionaire of all time, snatching the title from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. Jenner, 21, was finally given the title after months of speculation on Tuesday by Forbes as it unveiled its annual billionaires list. At 21, she is both the youngest self-made billionaire and the youngest billionaire on…
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Nigeria ranked 110th on Forbes’ Best Country For Business list
Nigeria has been ranked as the 110th best country in the world for business and 14th best in Africa out of 161 assessed countries. This is according to the 2019 ranking by Forbes, an American business magazine which rated the United Kingdom, Sweden, Hong Kong, Netherlands and New Zealand as the top five best countries…
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Jerry Seinfeld, World’s highest paid Comedian–Forbes
American comedian Jerry Seinfeld has once again emerged world’s highest- paid comedian by earning 57. 5 million dollars in one year. The 64-year-old stand-up comedian and actor who topped the list of the 10 highest paid comedians last year, maintains the feat in the 2018 list released by Forbes Magazine. According to Forbes, the rating…
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WhatsApp users spend 85 billion hours in-app + other interesting stats
According to a report released by Apptopia WhatsApp users spent a cumulative of 85 billion hours using the Facebook-owned messaging app in the past three months. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports that the data released by the US-based app analytics company showed that people globally spent 85 billion hours on WhatsApp that has 1.5 billion users. Put…
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Serena Williams tops Forbes female rich list
Eight of the top 10 highest earning female athletes are tennis players, with 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams topping the Forbes list. Williams earned just $62,000 (£48,050) from prize money during the past year – owing largely to her 14-month break to have a baby – but made $18m (£13.95m) through endorsements. Badminton’s PV…
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Dangote emerges only Nigerian on 2018 Forbes World Most Powerful People
Of the nearly 7.5 billion people on the planet, Forbes has identified the one person out of every 100 million whose actions mean the most. Nigerian business mogul and Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, 61, was the only Nigerian to make the 75 Most Powerful People in 2018, according to a list released by…
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Google ranks 3rd in world’s most reputable companies
Internet giant, Google has emerged in third position in Reputation Institute (RI) Global RepTrak 100 Research ranking of the world’s most reputable companies of 2018. RI said, by tracking and analyzing stakeholder perceptions in 25 industries across 40 countries for more than 7,000 companies, “we unleash the power of reputation to enable leaders to build…