Forbes – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Sat, 17 May 2025 18:10:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Forbes – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Cristiano Ronaldo Tops Forbes Rich List, Edges Steph Curry Who Ranked 2nd https://www.theinfostride.com/cristiano-ronaldo-tops-forbes-rich-list-edges-steph-curry-who-ranked-2nd/ https://www.theinfostride.com/cristiano-ronaldo-tops-forbes-rich-list-edges-steph-curry-who-ranked-2nd/#respond Sat, 17 May 2025 16:00:10 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=410854 Real Madrid legend, Cristiano Ronaldo, has been named the world’s highest-paid athlete for the third year in a row. He recently topped Forbes’ latest rich list after the 40-year-old Portuguese striker earned an estimated £ 206.6 million ($275m) last year, an increase of £11.2m from 2023. Cristiano’s additional wealth was always coming after he penned [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/cristiano-ronaldo-tops-forbes-rich-list-edges-steph-curry-who-ranked-2nd/feed/ 0 Elon Musk Is The World’s Richest Person In The Automobile Industry – Forbes https://www.theinfostride.com/elon-musk-is-the-worlds-richest-person-in-the-automobile-industry-forbes/ https://www.theinfostride.com/elon-musk-is-the-worlds-richest-person-in-the-automobile-industry-forbes/#respond Sun, 14 Apr 2024 18:00:57 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=375607 Elon Musk has been named by Forbes as the richest person in the global automobile industry. The recent Forbes Billionaire List showed the US-based billionaire CEO worth as $189.2 billion, and fans have been reacting. Recall that Elon Musk has a 12 per cent ownership stake in the automobile giant, Tesla. Stefan Quandt, worth $28.2 [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/elon-musk-is-the-worlds-richest-person-in-the-automobile-industry-forbes/feed/ 0 Taylor Swift Officially Declared A Billionaire By Forbes https://www.theinfostride.com/taylor-swift-officially-declared-a-billionaire-by-forbes/ https://www.theinfostride.com/taylor-swift-officially-declared-a-billionaire-by-forbes/#respond Wed, 03 Apr 2024 12:10:20 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=374734 Popular singer, Taylor Swift has officially reached billionaire status. Forbes recently released their 2024 billionaire list and Taylor climbed to 14th place with a $1.1B fortune. The pop star amassed an estimated $1.1 billion fortune, based on earnings from her Eras tour, the value of her music catalog, and her real estate portfolio. Taylor’s Eras [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/taylor-swift-officially-declared-a-billionaire-by-forbes/feed/ 0 Taylor Swift’s Economic And Political Clout Stands Her Out In The Music Industry – Forbes https://www.theinfostride.com/taylor-swifts-economic-and-political-clout-stands-her-out-in-the-music-industry-forbes/ https://www.theinfostride.com/taylor-swifts-economic-and-political-clout-stands-her-out-in-the-music-industry-forbes/#respond Wed, 06 Dec 2023 06:10:57 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=363401 Popular singer, Taylor Swift has been named the fifth most powerful woman in the world by Forbes. She came ahead of every female musician, thereby making her the world’s most powerful female musician. According to Forbes, Taylor has never had more economic, cultural and political clout than she has right now, 17 years into her [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/taylor-swifts-economic-and-political-clout-stands-her-out-in-the-music-industry-forbes/feed/ 0 Michael Jackson Tops Forbes List Of Highest-Paid Dead Celebrities In 2023 https://www.theinfostride.com/michael-jackson-tops-forbes-list-of-highest-paid-dead-celebrities-in-2023/ https://www.theinfostride.com/michael-jackson-tops-forbes-list-of-highest-paid-dead-celebrities-in-2023/#respond Mon, 06 Nov 2023 06:10:26 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=359585 Michael Jackson, the late king of pop, has topped the Forbes highest-paid dead celebrities of 2023 list. He recently finished top spot with an estimated $115 million in earnings, and fans have been reacting. The list ranks the top 13 deceased celebrities based on their pretax earnings from sales, streams, licensing deals, and other sources [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/michael-jackson-tops-forbes-list-of-highest-paid-dead-celebrities-in-2023/feed/ 0 Rihanna, Kim Kardashian Lead The Way On Forbes’ Billionaire List https://www.theinfostride.com/rihanna-kim-kardashian-lead-the-way-on-forbes-billionaire-list/ https://www.theinfostride.com/rihanna-kim-kardashian-lead-the-way-on-forbes-billionaire-list/#respond Sun, 09 Apr 2023 21:52:43 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=344920 Forbes has come out to release its annual Billionaires List for the year 2023. Rihanna, Jay Z, and Kim Kardashian among the stars on the list, and fans have been reacting. Riri made it onto the list of the world’s billionaires for the second year in a row owing to the success of her Savage [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/rihanna-kim-kardashian-lead-the-way-on-forbes-billionaire-list/feed/ 0 I Will Cherish My Forbes Recognition For The Rest Of My Life – Khloe https://www.theinfostride.com/i-will-cherish-my-forbes-recognition-for-the-rest-of-my-life-khloe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/i-will-cherish-my-forbes-recognition-for-the-rest-of-my-life-khloe/#respond Wed, 05 Apr 2023 15:26:33 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=344663 Reality TV star, Khloe has been named among Forbes’s 30 Under 30 newest self-made young African innovators. She recently had her say via her social media page, and fans have been reacting. According to her, as a proud Nigerian career woman, the prestigious recognition is proof that there is reward for countless hours of hard [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/i-will-cherish-my-forbes-recognition-for-the-rest-of-my-life-khloe/feed/ 0 Mark Zuckerberg No Longer Among World’s Top 10 Richest Men – Forbes https://www.theinfostride.com/mark-zuckerberg-no-longer-among-worlds-top-10-richest-men-forbes/ https://www.theinfostride.com/mark-zuckerberg-no-longer-among-worlds-top-10-richest-men-forbes/#respond Wed, 28 Sep 2022 16:19:41 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=333234 Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg is no longer one of America’s ten wealthiest people for the first time since 2015. This was recently revealed by the new Forbes 400 list, and the world has been reacting. According to Forbes, Mark dropped out of the world’s top 10 richest men due to his company’s staggering stock price [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/mark-zuckerberg-no-longer-among-worlds-top-10-richest-men-forbes/feed/ 0 Elon Musk Is The Richest Man Ever – Forbes https://www.theinfostride.com/elon-musk-is-the-richest-man-ever-forbes/ https://www.theinfostride.com/elon-musk-is-the-richest-man-ever-forbes/#respond Wed, 06 Apr 2022 21:55:40 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=322279 SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO, Elon Musk has been declared by Forbes as the Richest Man ever. Forbes recently made the declaration via its platform, and the world has been reacting. Musk’s net worth is now $300 billion, according to Forbes’ real-time rankings of the world’s wealthiest people on Tuesday, April 5, and he currently [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/elon-musk-is-the-richest-man-ever-forbes/feed/ 0 Rihanna Is The Wealthiest Female Singer In The World – Forbes https://www.theinfostride.com/rihanna-is-the-wealthiest-female-singer-in-the-world-forbes/ https://www.theinfostride.com/rihanna-is-the-wealthiest-female-singer-in-the-world-forbes/#respond Wed, 04 Aug 2021 19:51:08 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=302904 Popular singer, Rihanna is officially a billionaire, Forbes has said. Forbes recently revealed that Riri is currently the wealthiest female musician in the world, and fans have been reacting. According to Forbes, Rihanna is now worth $1.7 billion (£1.2 billion), primarily thanks to the value of her industry-shaking cosmetics brand Fenty Beauty, which is estimated [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/rihanna-is-the-wealthiest-female-singer-in-the-world-forbes/feed/ 0 Forbes’ List Is Stupid For Saying I’m Worth $5.1M – Diamond Platnumz https://www.theinfostride.com/forbes-list-is-stupid-for-saying-im-worth-5-1m-diamond-platnumz/ https://www.theinfostride.com/forbes-list-is-stupid-for-saying-im-worth-5-1m-diamond-platnumz/#respond Tue, 18 May 2021 22:06:25 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=294040 Popular Tanzanian singer, Diamond Platnumz has come out to blast Forbes for saying he is worth $5.1 million. This is coming one week after the magazine released a list of the Richest African Musicians, and fans have been reacting. According to him, Forbes should google him to know his real worth before including him in [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/forbes-list-is-stupid-for-saying-im-worth-5-1m-diamond-platnumz/feed/ 0 Dr. Dre Tops Forbes’ List Of Music Earners Of The Decade https://www.theinfostride.com/dr-dre-tops-forbes-list-of-music-earners-of-the-decade/ Tue, 24 Dec 2019 22:21:16 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=243684 US legendary music producer and rapper, Dr. Dre just beat Taylor Swift to the title of music’s top earner of the decade. Dre, a.k.a Andre Romelle Young was the highest-earning artist of the past decade, according to Forbes. The producer reportedly earned $950 million over the past 10 years with his 20 percent ownership of [...]

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]]> Forbes Names Rihanna The Wealthiest Female Musician In The World https://www.theinfostride.com/forbes-names-rihanna-the-wealthiest-female-musician-in-the-world/ Thu, 06 Jun 2019 06:35:58 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=234053 Just one day after Jay Z was named Hip Hop’s first billionaire, Forbes has also named Rihanna The World’s Richest Female Musician. Forbes disclosed that the “Work.” singer from Barbados has an estimated fortune of $600 million, putting her ahead of Madonna ($570 million) and Beyoncé ($400 million). Despite her massive success in music, Riri’s [...]

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]]> Wizkid, Yemi Alade Make Forbes List https://www.theinfostride.com/wizkid-yemi-alade-make-forbes-list/ Fri, 08 Jun 2018 02:23:32 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=208233 The 2018 Forbes Africa under 30 list is out and your favourite celebrities like Davido, Wizkid, and Yemi Alade made the list. With a list of 90 young entrepreneurs across three sectors, Nigerians made up close to one-third of the honourees. The list is divided into three categories: Creative, Technology and Business. Other Nigerian celebrities [...]

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]]> Falz, Davido Make Forbes Africa Under 30 List https://www.theinfostride.com/falz-davido-make-forbes-africa-under-30-list/ Thu, 07 Jun 2018 00:59:13 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=208143 The 2018 Forbes Africa under 30 list is out and your favourite celebrities like Davido, Wizkid, and Yemi Alade made the list. With a list of 90 young entrepreneurs across three sectors, Nigerians made up close to one-third of the honourees. The list is divided into three categories: Creative, Technology and Business. Other Nigerian celebrities [...]

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]]> Sofia Vergara Still The Highest Paid TV Actress https://www.theinfostride.com/sofia-vergara-still-the-highest-paid-tv-actress/ Tue, 03 Oct 2017 07:27:50 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=183816 Forbes has released its annual list of the highest-paid TV actresses and, for the sixth year back to back, Sofia Vergara is still number one. 1. Sofia Vergara – $41.5M 2. Kaley Cuoco – $26M 3. Mindy Kaling – $13M 3. Ellen Pompeo – $13M 5.Mariska Hargitay – $12.5M 6. Julie Bowen – $12M 7. [...]

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]]> Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos now the Richest Man in the World, topples Bill Gates https://www.theinfostride.com/amazon-ceo-jeff-bezos-now-the-richest-man-in-the-world-topples-bill-gates/ Sat, 29 Jul 2017 09:41:38 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=174808 The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Amazon.com Inc, Jeff Bezos, has toppled fellow tech billionaire Bill Gates as the richest person in the world on Thursday, July 27, 2017. He  profited in early trading  from the e-commerce company’s meteoric stock rise to reach a fortune of 90.6 billion dollars, Forbes reported. Gates is worth [...]

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]]> Oby Ezekwesili inspires on Forbes Woman Africa’s First Episode tagged “Against The Odds with Peace Hyde” https://www.theinfostride.com/oby-ezekwesili-inspires-on-forbes-woman-africas-first-episode-tagged-against-the-odds-with-peace-hyde/ Mon, 03 Jul 2017 11:36:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=170498 “My Purpose in Life is to use my strength to fight for those who are weaker than I am”, Oby Ezekwesili inspires on first episode of Forbes Woman Africa’s “Against The Odds with Peace Hyde” On this first episode of Against the Odds with Peace Hyde Oby Ezekwesili shares her inspirational nerve-breaking story [LAGOS, Nigeria, [...]

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]]> Johnny Depp is Forbes’ ‘Most Overpaid Actor’ https://www.theinfostride.com/johnny-depp-is-forbes-most-overpaid-actor/ Sun, 11 Dec 2016 04:10:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=150843 Johnny Depp is the most overpaid Hollywood actor for the second year running. Forbes compiles the list by comparing the estimated pay for a lead actor in his or her last three movies with the estimated production costs and box-office gross of those movies. 1. Depp’s last three movies returned just $2.80 at the box [...]

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]]> Michael Jackson Is Forbes’ Highest-Paid Dead Celebrity https://www.theinfostride.com/michael-jackson-is-forbes-highest-paid-dead-celebrity/ Thu, 13 Oct 2016 15:12:31 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=145505 Seven years after his death and late Michael Jackson is still raking in the cash! Forbes has just revealed the late King Of Pop earned a whooping $825 million this year alone. According to Forbes, Jackson has generated so much revenue following his estate’s decision to sell his half-share of the Beatles catalogue to Sony [...]

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]]> Forbes Name Dwayne Johnson Highest Paid Actor https://www.theinfostride.com/forbes-name-dwayne-johnson-highest-paid-actor/ Fri, 15 Jul 2016 12:45:47 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=136202 Bet by now we all know it’s been some career for Dwayne Johnson. Who knew that after arguably the most high-profile wrestling career in sports history, he would go on to crush Hollywood? That’s exactly what he’s done, and he’s being paid more than handsomely for it. Yesterday, July 13, Forbes unveiled its list of [...]

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]]> Jay Z And Beyonce Ranked Forbes Highest Paid Celebrity Couple https://www.theinfostride.com/jay-z-and-beyonce-ranked-forbes-highest-paid-celebrity-couple/ Tue, 12 Jul 2016 22:14:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=135840 Beyoncé and husband Jay Z are this year’s highest-paid celebrity couple, according to Forbes. With $107.5 million in earnings between them last year they top the Celebrity 100 list. ‘Formation’ singer, Queen B made a total of $54 million earning her No. 34 on the list while Jay Z ranked No. 36 with a $53.5 [...]

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]]> Taylor Swift Top Forbes Highest Paid Celebrity List https://www.theinfostride.com/taylor-swift-top-forbes-highest-paid-celebrity-list/ Tue, 12 Jul 2016 21:54:33 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=135825 Singer Taylor Swift has topped this year’s Forbes list of the world’s 100 highest paid celebrities, earning $170 million mainly thanks to her hugely successful “1989” world tour. The “Shake It Off” singer, 26, came ahead of boy band One Direction, currently on a break, who took second place with $110 million. “The pop superstar [...]

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]]> Ronaldo Top Forbes’ Rich List https://www.theinfostride.com/ronaldo-top-forbes-rich-list/ Thu, 12 May 2016 23:14:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=128406 Football’s top 20 highest earners amassed $563 million over the last year, with Cristiano Ronaldo topping Forbes’ rich list once again. The sport’s wealthiest talents were revealed by the business magazine this week, as Real Madrid’s Ronaldo was shown to have pocketed $82m in wages and endorsements. That put him ahead of Barcelona rival Lionel [...]

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]]> Drake Makes First Appearance On Forbes Hip Hop Rich List https://www.theinfostride.com/drake-makes-first-appearance-on-forbes-hip-hop-rich-list/ Wed, 04 May 2016 17:51:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=127603 Drake’s money is fast becoming bountiful especially after making his Forbes music rich list debut on days ago. The Canadian rapper became the newest member of the Forbes Five club of hip hop’s wealthiest artists on Monday with a net worth of $60 million. The ‘Take Care’ hit-maker joined the regulars including rappers Sean “Diddy” [...]

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]]> Sean Diddy puts off Jay Z and Drake on new Forbes List of Richest Rappers https://www.theinfostride.com/sean-diddy-puts-off-jay-z-and-drake-on-new-forbes-list-of-richest-rappers/ Wed, 23 Sep 2015 16:05:34 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=100552 Sean “Diddy” Combs is #1 on Forbes’ list of the world’s highest paid stars in hip hop, pushing off Jay Z and Drake on the 2015 “Hip Hop Cash Kings” tally, which was revealed on Tuesday. 45 year old Diddy  made an estimated $60 million between June 2014 and June 2015, from investments outside of music, such as his TV [...]

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]]> Aliko Dangote Is Forbes Africa Person Of The Year 2014 https://www.theinfostride.com/aliko-dangote-is-forbes-africa-person-of-the-year-2014/ Sat, 06 Dec 2014 16:30:53 +0000 http://www.theinfostrides.com/2014/12/aliko-dangote-is-forbes-africa-person-of-the-year-2014/ This shouldn’t really come as a shocker to all of you, I mean who else would Forbes had given??? The richest man in Africa, Aliko Dangote, received the award on Thursday, December 4, 2014 in Nairobi, Kenya. Nigerian billionaire, Aliko Dangote has been named the Forbes Africa ‘Person of the Year 2014′. The billionaire was [...]

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]]> Forbes Magazine Used ‘Johnson’ As President Jonathan’s Name https://www.theinfostride.com/forbes-magazine-used-johnson-as-president-jonathans-name/ Sun, 23 Feb 2014 20:33:33 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=23945 In another professional blunder, one of the most popular magazines in the world referred to Nigerian President Jonathan as Johnson. . The host of Rubbin Minds, Ebuka Obi Echendu was the one who brought their attention to the error and they have corrected it. . What a costly mistake!

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]]> Forbes Drops List Of The 10 Most Powerful Men In Africa 2014 https://www.theinfostride.com/forbes-drops-list-of-the-10-most-powerful-men-in-africa-2014/ Sun, 02 Feb 2014 21:16:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=16685 Forbes magazine has released its 2014 list of The 10 Most Powerful Men In Africa and 3 Nigerians made it. . They are; 1. Simdul Shagaya: Tech Entrepreneur and Founder of Konga.com and DealDey.com 2. Chinedu Echeruo: Tech Entrepreneur & Founder of Hopstop.com and Tripology.com 3. Kola Karim, Nigeria, Group Managing Director and Chief Executive [...]

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