Bizarre fortunes flourish as world's richest gain $1.7 trillion

Bizarre fortunes flourish as world's richest gain $1.7 trillion

The leveraging of a giant social-media presence and a catchy tune about sharksare just a few of the curious ways that helped make 2019 a fertile year for fortunes to grow.

  • byTom Metcalf andJack Witzig

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Game-changer:The decision that helped Kylie Jenner build a billion-dollar empire

Game-changer:The decision that helped Kylie Jenner build a billion-dollar empire

Even by the frenzied standards of celebrity and social media,the rise of Kylie Jenner is extraordinary.

  • byDavid Millward
Cashing in:Kylie Jenner sells $880 million stake in her cosmetics company

Cashing in:Kylie Jenner sells $880 million stake in her cosmetics company

The 22-year-old started Kylie Cosmetics in 2015 as a line of lip kits when she was still a teenager.

  • byKim Bhasin andTiffany Kary
'They're watching us':How Nadia Bartel's dress was worn by Kylie Jenner

'They're watching us':How Nadia Bartel's dress was worn by Kylie Jenner

If you believe the headlines,megastar Kylie Jenner and Australian media personality and businesswoman Nadia Bartel have been doing a little twin'revenge dressing'.

  • byMelissa Singer
Why I unfollowed the Kardashians (and feel so much better for it)

Why I unfollowed the Kardashians (and feel so much better for it)

The feeling in my chest every time I opened up Instagram wasn’t pleasant. The distaste that filled my mouth when I scrolled wasn’t adding to my life.

  • byJenna Guillaume
Why Kylie Jenner won't be the youngest self-made billionaire for long

Why Kylie Jenner won't be the youngest self-made billionaire for long

The way that fortunes are being made tells you a lot about how the global economy is developing.

  • byMatthew Lynn
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Is Kylie Jenner really a'self-made'billionaire?

Is Kylie Jenner really a'self-made'billionaire?

Benjamin Franklin,Oprah Winfrey,Mark Zuckerberg and Kylie Jenner. Aside from being some of the world's most recognisable names,these people share something else in common.

  • byAlyson Chiu
Kylie Jenner named the youngest ever'self-made'billionaire at age 21

Kylie Jenner named the youngest ever'self-made'billionaire at age 21

She surpasses Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg,who was 23 when he reached the billion dollar-mark.

  • byHannah Yasharoff
Fans disappointed by Maroon 5 and Travis Scott's Super Bowl halftime show

Fans disappointed by Maroon 5 and Travis Scott's Super Bowl halftime show

Viewers have voiced their disappointment at what many have described as a lacklustre 13-and-a-half-minute performance.

  • byAmy Croffey
Kylie Jenner made young motherhood look blissful. I nearly fell for it

Kylie Jenner made young motherhood look blissful. I nearly fell for it

Having a baby right now would make no sense. Yet,Kylie has somehow made me think having my own little Stormi is exactly what I want.

  • byNatasha Gillezeau
Kylie Jenner's Instagram record has been cracked by an egg. Yes,an egg

Kylie Jenner's Instagram record has been cracked by an egg. Yes,an egg

It's only the start of 2019 but we may have already seen the"greatest social media"battle of the year,if not ever.

  • byAlan Granville