Jemima McEvoy

Forbes Staff|Billionaires

Jemima McEvoy is a staff writer who covers billionaires, and works on Forbes’ flagship Forbes 400 and World Billionaires lists. She joined Forbes in May 2020 and works in New York. She’s covered everything from the lost billions of Lululemon’s controversial founder, to the second

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PREMIUM11,110 viewsOct 1, 2024

Porn Profits: How OnlyFans Became A $4 Billion Goldmine For Its Secretive Owner

OnlyFans was a little-known U.K.-based company porn entrepreneur Leonid Radvinsky bought it in 2018. Now he’s a member of The Forbes 400.

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PREMIUM22,343 viewsOct 1, 2024

Taylor Swift, Magic Johnson, Sam Altman: The American Billionaires Too Poor To Make The 2024 Forbes 400 List

When being a billionaire just isn’t enough.

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PREMIUM52,418 viewsSep 18, 2024

Russia’s Richest Woman Handed Over A Third Of Her Fortune. Then Things Turned Deadly.

Russia's richest woman left her husband in April and then gave away a third of her company, Wildberries, in a surprising merger in July. Now two people are dead.

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PREMIUM2,705 viewsAug 28, 2024

Meet The Fashion Billionaire Who Spent $300 Million On LA Properties

Richard Saghian, the founder of Fashion Nova, just closed on his fourth major purchase since the pandemic as he continues to rake in a fortune from his online retailer.

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PREMIUM11,533 viewsAug 6, 2024

How Victoria’s Secret Billionaire Owner Accidentally Scored A $800 Million Stake In An AI Unicorn

Victoria Secret's billionaire Les Wexner has made a $800 million windfall from a seed check into the AI cloud startup CoreWeave which is now valued at $19 billion.