wealth
Asia’s Richest Man Is Giving the Slum From ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ a Makeover
Dharavi, a slum that houses over a million in Mumbai city, is the symbol of India’s vast wealth inequalities. Will Gautam Adani change that?
Just How Rich Is Rishi Sunak, the UK’s New Prime Minister?
A big chunk of Sunak’s wealth is linked to his Indian billionaire father-in-law.
‘There’s a Recession Coming’: The Rich Rush to Offload Luxury Properties
The rich are now paying attention to prices and their income, lament high-end agents in hotspots like Miami and San Francisco. "It's pretty sudden," one said.
In Facebook Groups for Elite Schools, Members Sell Private Islands and Luxury Cars
“Someone was selling a meteorite—a literal meteorite.”
The Secret Art Gallery Where Millionaires Buy Dinosaurs and Rare Objects
Meteorites, spacesuits and Hollywood memorabilia: Everything can be bought at Theatrum Mundi, if you have the cash.
Why Jeff Bezos Is Fighting Asia’s Richest Man Over Cricket
The Indian Premier League, with its corruption scandals and over-the-top entertainment, is the richest cricket club in the world.
Filipinos Share the Moment They Realized Their Friends Were Secretly Rich
“Everyone was saying ‘good day’ to my friend and I thought he was just a manager or something. Apparently, he’s the owner.”
Hotel Staffers Tell Us the Weirdest Things They Have Seen Rich People Do
Shooting blow-up dolls modelled after Taylor Swift, roleplaying as animals, mourning with lobsters, and more – it’s a staggering range.
17 People on the Moment They Realised Their Friends Were Secretly Rich
"She had an entirely separate fridge just for fizzy pop. What the fuck?"
Teachers Share the Most Over-the-Top Things They’ve Seen at Private Schools
“I heard some kid left their 30,000-peso ($586) hoodie [at school]. It was just in the lost and found for a couple of weeks.”
Are Rich People Really Having More Fun than the Rest of Us?
I went to Europe's most luxurious lifestyle expos
Why Your Rich Friends Should Admit Their Financial Privilege
It helps everyone else feel way less self-conscious about their perceived financial "shortfalls".