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Despite choppy markets, a record 3,028 entrepreneurs, investors and heirs made Forbes’ 2025 World’s Billionaires list, including 288 newcomers (up from 265 in 2024). These billionaire rookies, including a pioneer of heartland rock, a stand-up comedy legend and The Terminator, are collectively worth nearly $680 billion, or $2.4 billion on average. They hail from 33 countries.
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Despite choppy markets, a record 3,028 entrepreneurs, investors and heirs made Forbes’ 2025 World’s Billionaires list, including 288 newcomers (up from 265 in 2024). These billionaire rookies, including a pioneer of heartland rock, a stand-up comedy legend and The Terminator, are collectively worth nearly $680 billion, or $2.4 billion on average. They hail from 33 countries.
Read the full story on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/gennacontino/2025/04/01/new-billionaires-2025-schwarzenegger-seinfeld-springsteen-and-285-others-join-the-ranks-this-year/
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00:00Despite choppy markets, a record 3,028 entrepreneurs, investors, and heirs made Forbes' 2025 world's billionaires list,
00:10including 288 newcomers who are appearing for the first time.
00:15That's up from 265 in 2024.
00:19These billionaire rookies, including a pioneer of Heartland Rock, a stand-up comedy legend, and The Terminator,
00:26are collectively worth nearly $680 billion, or $2.4 billion on average, and hail from 33 countries.
00:34The United States has the most new billionaires once again, with 103 Americans added to the ranks this year,
00:40including the world's two richest newcomers.
00:43One being Marilyn Simons, who has an estimated net worth of $31 billion,
00:48and is the widow of quantitative hedge fund pioneer Jim Simons.
00:53The other is Lyndell Stephens-Greff, who has an estimated net worth of $25.8 billion,
00:59and is the daughter of oil and gas tycoon Autry Stephens.
01:04The most famous new billionaires became household names by finding success in their various art forms.
01:10Contrary to his blue-collar Americana background, musician Bruce Springsteen now sits among the world's wealthiest class,
01:17with an estimated net worth of $1.2 billion.
01:21His 21 studio albums, 10 live albums, and 7 EPs have sold a combined 140 million copies across the globe.
01:30In 2021, Springsteen sold his music catalog to his longtime label Sony for a pre-tax lump sum of around $500 million.
01:39Movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger pocketed hundreds of millions of dollars from the 50 movies he has starred in over the past several decades,
01:47and now has an estimated net worth of $1.1 billion.
01:51He has also invested in commercial real estate, private equity, and the stock market.
01:56Comedian Jerry Seinfeld is benefiting from a $500 million deal for Netflix to show his eponymous sitcom over five years,
02:04and he's still raking in millions from stand-up shows and other streaming projects,
02:08which gives him an estimated net worth of $1.1 billion.
02:17Thank you for watching!