Richest People

50 Richest Filipinos in 2013 hold 1/4 of Philippine GDP

Here’s a statistic that some of us might find interesting / surprising / depressing / revolting: The combined wealth of the fifty (50) richest Filipinos is equivalent to roughly one-fourth or 26% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

That’s according to the latest installment of Forbes Magazine’s list of the Philippines’ 50 Richest, an annual compilation of the wealthiest Filipinos based on their net worth.

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Top 10 Highest Paid Celebrities Below 30 Years Old

If you think you’re still too young to make money, think again. Forbes Magazine‘s list of the Highest Paid Celebrities Under 30 shows that age is not a factor when it comes to earning money.

But then again, it helps that you are a global celebrity. The list below shows the Top 10 actors, actresses, singers and showbiz personalities who have earned the most last year.

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Big Bang Theory; Modern Family; Two and a Half Men: TV Stars’ Salary

It’s good to be on TV. You become popular internationally, you get freebies and priorities most of the time, and, yes, you earn huge salaries.

In the case of actors and actresses in three of America’s most-watched comedy shows, some of them receive huge paychecks per episode, reaching hundreds of thousands of dollars every week — translating to millions of dollars per season. It’s good to be on TV, indeed.

Here are some of the salaries received by the cast of popular TV comedies in the U.S.

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Top 10 Richest Youngest Billionaires (2013)

According to Forbes Magazine’s list of the World’s Richest People in 2013, there are 1,426 billionaires this year. That list identifies people having net worth of at least $1 billion. Take note, in dollars!

Out of the 1,426 billionaires, 29 or roughly 2% have the outstanding feat of being part of the list although they have not yet reached the age of 40.

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