Although the world was stuck in the pandemic, the rich just got richer in 2021. Billionaires scooped up mega-yachts and real estate while others expanded their reaches in resources like water banks and farmland. From Rihanna to Elon Musk, many saw an increase in net worth this year. We met two of the world's youngest self-made billionaires, Austin Russell & Sam Bankman-Fried, who both spoke about their impact in relatively new fields. Other stories include the minting of new billionaires like Kim Kardashian West, and we explain Donald Trump's net worth and the Royal Family's multibillion dollar fortune. Here's a look back are some of our favorite videos on the world's wealthiest from the past year.

0:00 Why Bill Gates' Leonardo da Vinci Manuscript Is Worth $130 Million (Oct 20, 2021)
7:00 How Africa’s Richest Woman Isabel Dos Santos Went Broke (Feb 9, 2021)
11:27 How Much Has Jamie Spears Earned From Britney Spears' $60 Million Dollar Fortune? (Jun 25, 2021)
13:35 How Jeff Bezos Became A Billionaire Through Amazon Over The Years (Feb 15, 2021)
16:34 The Richest Person Under 30 In The World Wants To Give His Fortune Away (Oct 6, 2021)
24:02 Trump’s Business Hauled In $2.4 Billion During Four Years He Served As President (July 26, 2021)
27:36 Kim Kardashian West Is Officially A Billionaire (Apr 6, 2021)
30:17 How America's Richest People Can Access Billions Without Selling Their Stock (Nov 29, 2021)
35:14 Inside The Secretive World Of Billionaire-Owned Water (Oct 17, 2021)
39:51 How WeWork’s Ousted Cofounder Regained Billionaire Status (Oct 22, 2021)
41:51 Donald Trump’s Debt Now Totals An Estimated $1.3 Billion (Oct 9, 2021)
43:23 The Most Popular College Majors For America’s Billionaires (Nov 3, 2021)
45:29 Meet The World’s Youngest Self-Made Billionaire: Austin Russell (April 19, 2021)
50:55 How Beyoncé Built Her $440M Entertainment Empire (Aug 10, 2021)
54:04 Elon Musk Is The Richest Person In History (Oct 27, 2021)
56:06 Inside The Royal Family’s $28 Billion Fortune (Mar 23, 2021)
1:02:30 Bill Gates Now Owns The Most Farmland In America (Jan 18, 2021)
1:03:52 How Trump’s D.C. Hotel Cashed In On The Jan. 6 Riot (Nov 9, 2021)
1:07:27 How MacKenzie Scott Gave Away Nearly $6 Billion In A Year Yet Got Richer (May 19, 2021)
1:09:06 How Dolly Parton Created Her Empire And Became The Queen Of Country (Jun 20, 2021)
1:12:38 Inside The Bitter Family Feuds Of America’s Richest Billionaire Families (Jan 5, 2021)
1:17:25 Melinda French Gates Worth $3.2 Billion After New Stock Transfer From Bill Gates (Jun 7, 2021)
1:19:05 Why This Billionaire-Owned Thoroughbred Horse Farm Is Worth $400 Million (Oct 5, 2021)
1:25:30 How Rihanna Became A Billionaire (Aug 4, 2021)
1:28:29 Donald Trump Drops Off The Forbes 400 List Of Richest Americans (Oct 5, 2021)

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