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A few decades ago, a billion dollars was an unfathomable amount of money. Today, however, billion dollar companies are, dare I say it, common. Even individual billionaires aren’t hard to find, and that list even includes females like J.K. Rowling and Oprah Winfrey.

The Super Gallery below shows billion dollar projects, businesses, charitable giving and architectural wonders. As a bonus, we’ve added a few trillion dollar trends, including the world’s first trillion dollar business.

“The first Forbes ranking of billionaires in 1986 found 140 billionaires around the world,’ Wikipedia says. “However, by 2008 Forbes ranking counted a total of 1,125, whose total accumulated wealth measured US$4.4 trillion. John D. Rockefeller became the first billionaire on September 29, 1916. The youngest billionaire in the world is Albert von Thurn und Taxis, a 24-year-old from Regensburg, Germany.

“The average billionaire is a 62-year-old male who gained his wealth through investments, inheritance or business practices.”

Enough facts, on to the Super Gallery!

World Has 946 Billionaires - 83 Are Women (VIDEO)

946 billionaires in the world? That’s a whack of cash concentrated in such a small group of people; $3.5 trillion to be exact. Best of all? 83 of the world’s billionaires are women! The list is growing too, with 178 newbies joining the world billionaire’s club this year. People are becoming richer s… [More]

Architecture

Multi-Billion Dollar Airport - Beijing’s Luxury Terminal (GALLERY)

In February of next year, the world’s largest luxury airport will open in Beijing, arriving in time to accommodate the international tourists arriving for the Summer 2008 Olympic Games. One single building, Terminal 3, will be bigger than all five of London’s Heathrow Airport terminals combined. “… [More]

Multi-Billion Dollar Man-Made Island - Pearl-Qatar (GALLERY)

The Pearl-Qatar is a man-made island under construction off the coast of Doha, Qatar. It is about 985 acres, and fronted by 12 miles of beaches. The island is supposed to become an exclusive home for 40,000 lucky international residents as well as a holiday destination for 800 guests. But residences… [More]

Russia Builds Fake Island - In Black Sea By 2014

Russian developers have unveiled plans for a 350-hectare artificial island in the shape of Russia to be built off the Black Sea coast near the future Olympic venue Sochi. Property prices in Sochi have already risen by up to 40 percent since the city won the right earlier this year to host the Winter… [More]

Cleaning up South Korea - Seoul’s $31 Billion Yongsan Project (GALLERY)

Seoul, South Korea, is a city that is continually transforming itself, from huts a hundred years ago to high rises now. A new project is scheduled for the Yongsan business district that will cost $31 billion and transform the gritty to the glittery. The 152 story centerpiece is a pear-shaped landmar… [More]

Billion Dollar Robotic Jurassic Park - Restless Planet in Dubai (VIDEO)

Take your wildest idea to Dubai and there’s a good probability somebody will build it. Restless Planet is a new billion dollar theme park coming to Dubai. Over 100 robotic dinosaurs from 40 different species will be roaming around the park. The animatronic dinos will follow guests with their eyes an… [More]

$154,350 Stadium Seats - Dallas Cowboys Billion Dollar Stadium

Get ready to cash in your oil dividend check and prepare to take in some American football games in style. The Dallas Cowboys are building a billion dollar stadium which means the average, ho-hum, seat will set back fans over $150,000 for a twenty one inch wide cushioned seat. [More]

Creating Higher Education - KAUST, The $10 Billion Saudi University (VIDEO)

In September 2009, doors will open to the soon-to-be-famous King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST). Over the last year, the 9,000 acre KAUST campas has been in a construction phase.  The world class facility, near Mecca, made headlines when it was announced that it will open wi… [More]

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Add a Trendty 2 - Crystal Island in Moscow (GALLERY)

At 1500ft (450m) high, the Crystal Island project won’t be the tallest piece of architecture on the planet, but covering 27 million sq ft (2.5 million sq. m) of floor space, it will be gimungeous. Basically, the structure in Moscow will be a city within a building and will have its own weather s… [More]

Mile-High Tower (UPDATE) - Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (GALLERY)

The big building competition in the Arabian Peninsula is really heating up with a really ginormous tower just announced for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Although we revealed this project would be under construction, we didn’t know where it would be built. The plans show it will be twice as big as the alre… [More]

MGM Mirage Abu Dhabi - $3B Luxury Resort by 2012 (GALLERY)

MGM Mirage announced its plans today to construct a $3 billion luxury resort in the United Arab Emirates. The Las Vegas hotel and casino anticipates construction to be completed by 2012, at which point the non-gambling hotel will open alongside two other extravagant MGM resorts on Abu Dhabi Island.… [More]

Charity

Buffet Donates $42 Billion to Bill Gates’ Charity

In a selfless gesture that is symbolic to Warren Buffet’s classic personality, he has donated the bulk of his fortune to another Billionaire’s charity.  With $42 Billion, it’s easy to start your own charity (and make it the largest in the world).  However, Warren took the selfless route of donating … [More]

Luxury as Charity - Billionaire Rents Hawaii Dream Home for $150 / Month

A Japanese billionaire has decided to share his wealth by renting out his mult-million dollar Hawaii mansions to under privileged familes at a mere fraction of their worth. He’s asking a pittance, really - $150 a month in rent. Over 3000 families applied as tenants - however only a lucky 8 families… [More]

Advertising

$300 Billion Green Ad Campaign - Al Gore’s We Can Solve It (VIDEO)

Imagine: You’re extremely committed to stopping global warming, and you want to rest of the world to help you. You have a $300 billion budget. Your name is Al Gore. Gore’s latest step to showing his pledge to stop climate change comes in the form of a $300 billion ad campaign, the first part of wh… [More]

Business

Microsoft Offers $44.6 Billion for Yahoo

Remember when Google bought YouTube and the joke was GooTube? Now Microsoft is trying to buy Yahoo. So is that Microhoo, or YaSoft? It’s not a friendly deal, Microsoft made a $44.6 billion bid on the company. Yahoo jumped by 50% at the start of trading while the Google and Microsoft stocks fell. S… [More]

Engadget Hoax Drives Apple Stock Down $4 Billion

Apple stock plunged to the tune of $4 billion in only six minutes after a hoax email sent to Engadget was published on their site on May 16, 2007. The email detailed that the iPhone would be seriously delayed and would not meet it’s production deadline in June 2007 and was reported by Engadget to ha… [More]

Own The Weather For $5 Billion - Weather.com & Weather Channel For Sale

Want to own Weather.com? How often does a domain name with such a great following come up for sale? Now is your chance. Landmark Communications is selling the domain name, and as a bonus, they’re throwing in the Weather Channel, all the software and more. It is expected to sell for $5 billion beca… [More]

Sleepover Suites - Because Sleepovers are a Multi-Billion Dollar Industry

Did you know that children having sleepovers with their friends is a multi-billion dollar industry?  So why isn’t anyone capitalizing on it?  That’s about to change with the introduction of Sleepover Suites; special rooms that cater to everything your kids will want. “Based on research that shows B… [More]

Random

How To Be A Dot.Com Billionaire Boardgame

Monopoly? Life? Kids today look at you funny when you mention boardgames from the past. When they do finally separate themselves from their computers, they turn to old school games with high tech goals, like becoming the next online business mogul in boardgames like How to be a Dot.com Billionaire. … [More]

Billionaires Hiding Status - Choosing the Simplicity Over Luxury (GALLERY)

These five billionaires prefer to keep their personal lifestyles simple. You’ll recognize them from the companies they keep. Enron, Ikea, Meijer Grocery, and Google. They buy suits off the rack, drive around in old cars or trucks, fly commercial airlines, usually coach. Warren Buffet, $57 billion, I… [More]

BONUS: Trillions

First Trillion Dollar Firm - PetroChina Stocks Nearly Triple (GALLERY)

PetroChina is officially the world’s first trillion dollar firm, making China home to half of the world’s top 10 most valuable companies. This came after PetroChina’s shares on the Shanghai stock market nearly tripled this week. “The energy company’s soaring valuation underlines the frenzy among C… [More]

Global Warming - $2 Trillion in Natural Resources Uncovered

Several countries are fighting over territories being uncovered in the Arctic because of global warming: Canada, Denmark, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and the United States. The feud is fueled by a potential $2 Trillion in natural resources. The folks who live there, Intuits (Eskimos) and Sami are being … [More]