#Forbes names Kylie Jenner world’s youngest billionaire

Reality TV star and makeup guru, Kylie Jenner is officially the world’s youngest billionaire and she’s still being touted as “youngest self-made billionaire of all time.”

Forbes released its annual list of the world’s richest people for 2019, and Kylie broke through by hitting the milestone she was set to reach just a mere 8 months ago. Her net worth is now estimated at a billion dollars … making her the youngest to ever do it at 21.
Forbes names Kylie Jenner World’s Youngest Billionaire

In their write-up, Forbes notes the last youngest self-made billionaire was Mark Zuckerberg , who reached 10 digits at age 23. He did it with Facebook and Kylie did it with makeup. Her line, Kylie Cosmetics , has soared to wild profits since its launch in 2015.

Kylie took the humble approach in her reaction, telling Forbes, “I didn’t expect anything. I did not foresee the future. But (the recognition) feels really good. That’s a nice pat on the back.”

2019 FORBES - Top 21 richest men in Africa 2019

Here is the recently released Forbes list of the top 21 richest men in Africa for the year 2019. The list was released today January 9th, 2019.

The Forbes list, which was releasedon Wednesday revealed that there were fewer and poorer billionaires on the African continent in 2019. Nigeria’sAliko Dangoteretained hisplace as the richest man in Africa on the newly released Forbes' list of African billionaires.

He, however, lost almost $2bn compared to his last year’s worth. Dangote’s estimated$10.3 billion net worth is nearly$2 billion less than a year ago.Another Nigerian, Folorunsho Alakija was one of the billionaires,who suffered a drop in their net worth between last year and this year, as she held No 19 on the 20-man list.

Forbes report that,Alakija’s net worth dropped due to a decline in the value of one ofNigeria’s most productive oil fields. It is claimed that the decline can be partly blamed on thefact that the oil field’s production had levelled off.The rating magazine reports that Alakija’s net worth dropped due to a decline in the value of one ofNigeria’s most productive oil fields. Mike Adenuga, the owner of Globacom, emerged Africa’s 5th richest man. Others are Nigeria’scement mogul Abdulsamad Rabiu, who runs and owns the BUA Group, standing at number 16 on the list for the first time since 2015.

Here are the richest Africa’s Billionaires 2019

1.Aliko Dangote – $12.2 billion net worth

2.Nicky Oppenheimer – $7.7 billionnet worth

3.Johann Rupert – $7.2 billion networth

4.Nassef Sawiris – $6.8 billion networth

5.Mike Adenuga – $5.3 billion networth

6.Naguib Sawaris – $4 billion net worth

7.Issad Regrab – $4 billion net worth

8.Koos Becker – $2.8 billion net worth

9.Mohamed Mansour – $2.7 billion net worth

10.Patrice Motsepe – $2.4 billion net worth

11.Aziz Akhannouch – $2.2 billion net worth

12.Yasseen Mansour – $1.9 billion net worth

13.Strive Masiyiwa – $1.7 billion net worth

14.Othman Benjelloun – $1.6 billion net worth

15.Mohammed Dewji – $1.5 billion net worth

16.Youssef Mansour – $1.4 billion net worth

17.Stephen Saad – $1.2 billion net worth

18.Michiel Le Roux – $1.2 billion net worth

19.Onsi Sawiris – $1.2 billion net worth

20.Desmond Sacco – $1.1 billion net worth

21.Christoeffel Wiese – $1.1 billion net worth

Ex-Boxer, Floyd Mayweather Now Tops Forbes’ List As The Highest-paid Celebrities In The World (SEE FULL LIST)

Flamboyant retired boxer, Floyd Mayweather has topped the Forbes Top 100 Highest Paid Entertainers list with$285 million pre-tax earned.

The 41-year-old made nearly $50 million more thanGeorge Clooney, who took the second spot with $239 million earned. Kylie Jenner, who debuted on the list at number 59 last year, took the third spot with $166.5 million earned.

Mayweather‘s massive earnings rose after his 2017 fight againstConor McGregor.

The fight generated more than$550 million in revenue, allowingMayweatherto top Forbes’ annual list for the second time since 2015.

The top 10 list is as follows:-
1) Floyd Mayweather $285 million

2) George Clooney $239 million

3) Kylie Jenner $166.5 million

4) Judy Sheindlin $147 million

5) Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson $124 million

6) U2 $118 million

7) Coldplay $115 million

8) Lionel Messi $111 million

9) Ed Sheeran $110 million

10) Cristiano Ronaldo $108 million

Vin Diesel named top-grossing actor of 2017 (Checkout Full list)

Vin Diesel has been named the top-grossing actor of 2017 by Forbes.

His takings were listed at $US1.6 billion , largely in part to being the face of the Fast and the Furious franchise.

The 50-year-old actor also appeared in xXx: The Return of Xander Cage, and voiced the alien Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2.Fast and the Furious also boosted Dwayne Johnson to the No. 2 spot on the Forbes list, with a gross of $US1.5 billion .“Wonder Woman” star Gal Gadot came in at No. 3 with $1.4 billion gross, while Emma Watson followed close behind at$1.3 billion.

Here’s the full list of 2017’s top 10 grossing actors:

1. Vin Diesel ($1.6 billion)

2. Dwayne Johnson ($1.5 billion)

3. Gal Gadot ($1.4 billion)

4. Emma Watson ($1.3 billion)

5. Johnny Depp ($1.1 billion)

6. Daisy Ridley ($1.08 billion)

7. Tom Holland ($888 million)

8. Chris Pratt ($864 million)

9. Chris Hemsworth ($845 million)

10. John Boyega ($815 million)