27 Of The Wealthiest People On The Planet

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David Thomson ($39.4 billion)

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Thomson, the 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet, is a Canadian hereditary peer and media magnate. He and his family control a media and publishing empire started by his grandfather, Roy Thomson. David became the chairman of Thomson Corporation after his father passed away in 2006, and also inherited his father’s British title, Baron Thomson of Fleet. His family also owns a stake in telecom giant Bell Canada, and owns the Toronto-based Globe and Mail newspaper. In 2018, Thomson Reuters announced it was selling a controlling stake of Refinitiv, a financial data provider, for $17 billion to Blackstone. The Thomson family owns more than 350 million shares of Thomson Reuters. David is an avid art collector with artworks of Picasso and the world’s top collection of English romantic painter, John Constable.