Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion-Chapter 770 - 557 Forbes New List
In March, Forbes Magazine released its new global billionaires list.
This year's Forbes global billionaires list features a total of 1645 people with a net worth exceeding 1 billion US dollars, with a combined net worth of the listed billionaires amounting to $6.4 trillion US dollars.
Bill Gates ranks first with a net worth of $76 billion US dollars.
Last year's world's richest man, Carlos Slim Helu, ranks second with $72 billion US dollars.
Spain's richest man, Amancio Ortega, remains in third place with a net worth of 64 billion US dollars.
Warren Buffett is fourth with a net worth of $58.2 billion dollars.
Larry Ellison is fifth with a net worth of $48 billion dollars.
Mark Zuckerberg ranks 21st with a net worth of $28.5 billion dollars.
May Yun ranks 29th with $21.2 billion dollars.
Link is ranked 37th on the list with a net worth of $19.5 billion dollars, doubling from last year's $9.8 billion dollars.
Forbes Magazine still calculates his net worth in three parts when tallying.
The first part is the shareholding controlled by Goldbeck Investment Company, including 16.6% NVIDIA shares, 17.4% Tesla shares, 5.7% SpaceX, 1.6% News Corporation shares, 8.6% Netflix shares, 2.025% of Lilly Company, and a small number of Amazon, Facebook, Ins, Apple and other companies' shares.
This year, the market value of NVIDIA Corporation has not changed much, being $10.2 billion dollars at the end of the year, only $400 million dollars more than the end of last year.
As NVIDIA's stock price remains low, Goldshell Investment acquired approximately an additional 1.1% of shares last year.
The value of the 16.6% NVIDIA shares is about $1.6 billion US dollars.
Tesla Motors had a very strong performance last year, achieving quarterly profits for four consecutive quarters after the launch of new energy vehicles, with Tesla Motors' market value surpassing $20 billion dollars at the end of the year, reaching a peak of $25.6 billion, with a current market value of $22.3 billion dollars.
That's more than double the $8.5 billion dollars from the end of last year.
Goldshell Investment owns 17.4% of Tesla's shares, valued at approximately $3.8 billion US dollars.
SpaceX also performed well last year.
After four years of bidding last year, SpaceX and Boeing won $6.8 billion US dollars in contracts for NASA's manned spaceflight projects.
SpaceX received a $2.5 billion dollar contract with the main task of using SpaceX's 'Dragon 1' spacecraft to transport astronauts and cargo to space for NASA.
After securing the NASA contract, SpaceX stock rapidly grew in the market, with a current market value of about $3.6 billion US dollars.
News Corporation had stable development last year and stock prices did not change much, returning to around $50 billion US dollars.
Its 1.6% of shares are valued at $800 million dollars.
Netflix performed well last year, breaking through $20 billion dollars in market value at the end of the year, with a current market value of $26 billion dollars.
Goldshell Investment's 8.6% of Netflix shares were valued at $1.8 billion US dollars at the beginning of the year.
Lilly Company's market value surpassed $50 billion US dollars at the beginning of the year, currently valued at $52.4 billion.
Goldshell's 2.025% stake is worth about $1 billion US dollars.
The remaining shares in Amazon, Facebook, Ins, etc., are valued at about $600 million US dollars.
Among these, the hundreds of thousands of Amazon shares that Link purchased in 08/09 are now worth more than $400 million US dollars.
Above part totals.
Goldshell Investment's stake is valued at $9.8 billion US dollars, with Link holding 98% of Goldshell Investment.
The second part of the asset is mainly music companies, film companies, and sports shares, approximately $7.3 billion dollars.
On the music side, it includes Link Music, shares in Spotify, and SB Entertainment.
Last year, Spotify grew rapidly and now boasts 60 million free users and 15 million paid users globally.
The total revenue in 2013 was $1.28 billion dollars, with losses of $210 million dollars. The loss is due to the substantial amount of royalties that the Spotify platform needs to pay to record companies, totaling $933 million US dollars paid to record companies last year.
Royalties paid solely to Link Music amounted to $85 million US dollars.
Despite recording losses, Spotify successfully surpassed competitors such as Pandora Music Box last year, becoming the unicorn of free music platforms with a market value of around $6 billion dollars.
Link and Ivanka own 16.8% of Spotify's shares, with his share amounting to 75%, valued at approximately $750 million US dollars.
After receiving investment from Universal Music last year, Link Music Company developed rapidly, with a current market value of about $2.2 billion dollars.
He owns 45.8% of Link Music shares, valued at about $1 billion dollars.
He and Ivanka also own 2.2% of Universal Music shares, as well as shares of SB Projects Entertainment, valued at approximately $600 million dollars.
In music, the assets he holds are approximately $2.3 billion dollars.
On the film company side, it includes Lionsgate Films and Palm Beach Films, as well as 11.37% of Netflix's shares under Lionsgate.
His assets in this area are about $4.5 billion dollars.
In sports, it includes 23.5% of Dynasty Promotion shares and Nike-Link sports brands, valued at about $500 million dollars, largely unchanged from last year.
The third part of the assets is overseas assets, including Hong Kong Island Goldshell Investment Company, 41% of Big Hit Company shares, Paris Rose Film Company, etc.
Valued at about $2.5 billion dollars.
Link is 25 years old this year, with a net worth of $19.5 billion dollars, making it into the top forty of the Forbes global rich list, and also being the youngest billionaire.
After the Forbes Billionaires List was published, it caused a strong reaction and was hyped by many media as a 'wealth myth'.
Moreover, Ivanka also made it onto the Forbes global billionaires list for the first time, with a net worth of $1.2 billion US dollars, ranked 1432nd by Forbes. Her assets mainly include shares of Link Music, Spotify, and stakes in Lionsgate Films, luxury brands, etc.
Father-in-law has a net worth of $2.5 billion, ranked 339th, not much change.
Forbes Magazine believes that, following this trend, Ivanka has a chance to surpass her father-in-law's net worth in the next five years, becoming the only heir to achieve such a feat without relying on familial inheritance.
Ivanka has also become a role model for America's high society.
In the small Forbes list, Link's income from sports and music still leads by a large margin.
Last year, his earnings from sports alone were approximately 850 million US Dollars, which included income from six boxing matches, endorsements, and a 5% annual sales commission from the Nike-Link sports brand.
Second is Mayweather, with an annual income of about 105 million US Dollars. freewēbnoveℓ.com
His earnings mainly came from last year's matches against Alvarez and Guerrero, appearance fees, and cable pay-per-view PPV box office revenue sharing, etc.
Cristiano Ronaldo is third with 73 million US Dollars, Messi fourth with 65 million US Dollars, and LeBron James fifth with 42 million US Dollars.
In the music sector, his income last year was about 180 million US Dollars, mainly from dividends on his fifth album and royalties from other album singles, and if you include "Victory," last year's income exceeded 200 million.
Second is Madonna with 125 million, mainly from royalties from her new album "MDNA" and income sharing from her first tour, also her Material Girl clothing brand and Truth or Dare perfume.
Third is Lady Gaga, who didn't release an album but earned 80 million US Dollars from perfume endorsements and tour commissions.
Fourth is Taylor with 75 million US Dollars, from new album royalties and tour commissions, plus advertising revenues from Amazon Music, iPad, Toyota Hybrid, etc.
Beyonce ranks eighth with 53 million US Dollars.
Selena ranks twelfth with 12 million US Dollars, mainly from album royalties, advertising, and film salaries, solidifying her status as a young wealthy woman.
Justin Bieber, Bruno Mars, Lana Del Rey also rank in the top twenty due to royalties, touring, and advertising revenues.
In terms of actor's income, he only filmed two movies last year, "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" and "Gone Girl", with a salary of 45 million US Dollars, ranking fourth in the male actor's earnings chart.
First is Robert Downey Jr. with 75 million US Dollars, second is Dwayne Johnson with 52 million US Dollars, and third is Bradley Cooper with 46 million US Dollars.
Leonardo is in fifth place with 39 million US Dollars.
Among female actors, Jennifer Lawrence is first with an income of 35 million US Dollars, Sandra Bullock ranks second with 32 million, and Scarlett Johansson is third with 17 million.
These are the incomes of top-tier actors. According to Forbes Magazine, last year's average income for Hollywood actors was only 52,000 US Dollars, lower than many other industries.
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Forbes Magazine's assessments are mainly of net worth and do not include cash flow.
In fact, from the end of last year and the beginning of this year, Link received dividends from shares in several companies, as well as earnings from Link music, Lionsgate Films, boxing matches, music royalties, and advertising, totaling 1 billion US Dollars, with less than 600 million after tax avoidance.
This money sitting idle, he invested with Golden Shell Company, gradually converting it into shares in various companies, including stocks from Lilly Company, Amazon, Instagram, etc.
Currently, Golden Shell's stake in Lilly Company has increased to 3.2%, and Amazon's share to 0.55%.
Currently, Amazon's market capitalization is only 141.3 billion US Dollars, less than Alibaba's 168 billion US Dollars. In ten years, Amazon's market cap skyrocketed to over 2 trillion US Dollars, while Alibaba remained over a hundred billion US Dollars.
Considering the current market, investing in Amazon is still considered a savvy investment.
In addition, the investment team led by Ms. Casey Wood has invested in companies like Instagram, WhatsApp, Uber, etc., in recent years and has achieved commendable returns.
WhatsApp currently has a market value of 6 billion US Dollars, and Golden Shell Company invested 8 million US Dollars in the angel round for a 5.7% stake, now worth over 300 million US Dollars.
There have been recent rumors that Facebook is preparing to acquire WhatsApp. If the acquisition is successful, Golden Shell will gain a substantial amount of funds.
With the funds, he plans to buy a building in Manhattan, New York, similar to his father-in-law's, making the lower floors into a hotel and restaurant, the middle floors into offices for Link music, Golden Shell, and Lionsgate, and the top floors into luxury apartments.
He just hasn't found the right target yet and is still choosing.
"Honey, is there some bad news? You're frowning,"
In the Half Mountain Villa, Ivanka walked over with a fragrant breeze, hugging his neck from behind and asked.
"Too much money, not sure how to spend it more wisely; does that count as bad news?"
Link pointed at his photo in Forbes Magazine, below which was written $19.5 billion, described as the fastest rising in the ranking, the youngest billionaire in the world, a well-known entrepreneur, athlete, actor, musician, philanthropist, and more.
"Why not donate it? Having too much money can indeed be troublesome, just keeping a few hundred million should be enough for us,"
Ivanka gently massaged the center of his brows with her fingers.
"Donate it? No, this money is earned from my hard work in boxing, every penny was hard-earned. It's not worth it to donate it now, and if I am to donate, I'll wait until I become the world's richest man – I'm not so noble yet."
"Then don't worry too much, you trust Casey, just leave the money for her and the people at Golden Shell Investment Company to manage. We just need to manage Lionsgate Films and Link music well,"
Ivanka hugged him and said.
Link thought about it and nodded in agreement.
Over the past few years, Casey and the people at Golden Shell Company had done a good job, and it would be fine to let them handle future earnings.
As long as he continues to hold stocks in NVIDIA, Tesla, Lilly, Netflix, etc., other investment operations don't matter much.
"I'll talk to Casey in a bit."
Casey has become worth over 400 million US Dollars, a star on Wall Street, through their cooperation.
"Dad just asked on the phone if you have time. He's planning to throw a party at home to celebrate you making it to the top 40 of the Forbes Billionaires List and becoming the youngest billionaire in the world,"
Ivanka laughed.
"A party for that? It doesn't seem appropriate. We're clear about how much money we have, we don't need Forbes to publish it, and it's not necessary to celebrate that, but we could host a charity party, auction off memorabilia, like medals, trophies, records, and so on, and donate it to the Link Charity Foundation. What do you think?"
"That's a great idea."
Ivanka kissed him on the face.
Link smiled gently, put down the magazine, and kissed the beauty in his arms.
Taking advantage of when little Margarita was napping, the two had some fun on the sofa.
