Money & Business
Fortunes, banks, and the companies that move markets.
The Largest Charitable Gifts and Pledges Ever
Bill Gates's 2025 pledge of about $200 billion tops every other gift or pledge on record, ahead of Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan's $45 billion and Warren Buffett's $31 billion. Ranked in US dollars as announced, not adjusted for inflation.
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The Biggest Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustments Ever
Since automatic COLAs began in 1975, benefits have never risen more than the 14.3% of 1980; the 8.7% increase paid from January 2023 is the only one since 1982 to reach the top five.
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The Largest Pension Funds in the World
Norway, Japan, the US federal Thrift Savings Plan and Korea each hold more than $1 trillion: a ranking of the 20 largest pension funds by assets, from the Thinking Ahead Institute and Pensions & Investments Global Top 300 study.
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The Most Valuable Companies in the World by Market Cap
NVIDIA ($5.366 trillion) leads Apple ($5.052 trillion) and Alphabet ($4.264 trillion) in the top 20 companies by market cap, from a single companiesmarketcap.com snapshot on 2026-10-14.
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The Biggest Preferred Stock Launches by Bitcoin Companies
Ten preferred stocks from bitcoin treasury companies, ranked by size at launch. Strategy's STRC leads with $2.80 billion and has grown to $8.74 billion; Strive's SATA has grown the most, 7.0 times over.
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The Luxury Brands With the Most K-pop Ambassadors
Gucci has named six K-pop idols as global ambassadors, more than any other luxury house, from EXO's Kai in 2019 to aespa's Ningning in 2026. Dior and Louis Vuitton have four each, and brands owned by LVMH hold 20 of the 44 roles.
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The US bought $1.75 billion of Korean skincare and make-up in 2025, passing China as the biggest market. Japan, Hong Kong and Vietnam complete the top five, and Poland more than doubled its purchases to reach #9.
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Bitcoin's Wildest Days
The 25 biggest one-day moves in bitcoin's price since 2014, up or down. The Covid crash of March 12, 2020 (−37%) leads, ahead of the 25% surge of December 7, 2017; eight of the 25 days came in 2017.
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The Biggest Bitcoin Busts in US History
The 144,336 bitcoin seized from Silk Road boss Ross Ulbricht were sold for $48 million and would be worth about $12 billion today. Also here: a $15 billion scam empire, the 'Razzlekhan' Bitfinex hack and a fortune hidden in a popcorn tin.
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The Companies That Own the Most Bitcoin
Strategy owns 848,250 bitcoin, about 4% of all that will ever exist and 2.5 times the other 24 companies on this list combined. Next come Metaplanet, Twenty One Capital, MARA Holdings and Strive, with SpaceX at #7.
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The Largest Lottery Jackpots in History
The biggest jackpots ever won, ranked by advertised annuity prize: Powerball's $2.04 billion (2022) leads, and Mega Millions' $1.602 billion is the biggest in its game. All 15 are American, and only jackpots that were actually won are counted.
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The Largest Banks in the World by Assets
China's "Big Four" lead the world, ranked by total assets.
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