rich people

Today's billionaires are all over the news, but they've got nothing on the richest people in history.

Discover the 25 wealthiest people in the US as of 2024. From Elon Musk to Len Blavatnik, find out how these billionaires made their fortunes, and what their current net worth is.

During the Gilded Age, the rich had so much money, they didn't know what to do with it... so they spent it on the craziest extravagances imaginable.

John D. Rockefeller was, by many metrics, the richest person in history—but there was a lot more to this fascinating man than dollars and cents.

You may think that all super-rich parents would automatically want to share their wealth with their kids, but that's not always the case.