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Why California Is A Sanctuary For Billionaires This Year California is still the place to go to strike gold. The state spawned 23 new billionaires over the past year, bringing its total count to 131 — or nearly a quarter of America’s 10-digit club. That figure includes Brian Chesky, cofounder of Airbnb. Read More > SHARE: WATCH VIDEO  Billionaires 2015: The Richest People On The Planet The definitive list of 2015’s billionaires topping the ranks. SHARE: New York To Hong Kong: Cities With The Most Billionaires In 2015 More than a third of the 1,826 billionaires on our list this year live in 20 major metropolis around the world. N.Y.C. has more billionaires than any other city in the world. Read More > SHARE: The Little-Known $15 Billion Empire Of Africa's Richest Man Africa is this century's great opportunity. Nigeria is Africa's emerging economic giant. And Aliko Dangote, the continent's richest person, is the key to unlocking Nigeria. Read More > SHARE: SEE PHOTOS  The World's Youngest Billionaires 2015 Meet the youngest billionaires on the Forbes list this year. SHARE: Record 290 Newcomers Join Forbes Billionaires List, Including Michael Jordan A record 290 newcomers joined the Forbes billionaires list in the last year as world markets defied international turmoil. While wars, diseases and currency crises made headlines, tycoons from every continent but Antarctica managed to mint new 10-figure fortunes. Read More > SHARE: Forbes Billionaires 2015: See Who Lost The Most Money While it was a good year for billionaires overall (our list saw record-high numbers of newcomers, total billionaires and aggregate wealth), not all of the rich got richer. These ten billionaires lost mind-boggling amounts. Read More > SHARE: