The ZDFinfo series "Tycoons – The Power of Billionaires" looks at the richest people in the world who wield great influence in their countries: America's super-rich, the Russian oligarchs, and the Chinese entrepreneurs, who each head their country's largest corporations.
DirectorHelen Lancaster
WriterHelen Lancaster
Russia's Oligarchs
Jan 11, 2022
Oligarchs: They rule corporate empires and live in luxury. They owe their wealth to the chaos of the disintegrating USSR in the 1990s.
China's new money elite
Nov 1, 2022
Portraits of Jack Ma, Pony Ma and Xi Jingping, in the background the skyline of Shanghai, on the left the Chinese flag indicated in stripes. China's new money elite
America's Super Rich
Nov 1, 2022
From Elon Musk to Jeff Bezos to Kim Kardashian, these names represent impressive success stories. With their innovations, the super-rich from the USA are changing the modern world.
