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13 | FACT & COMMENT // STEVE FORBES
Don’t wreck the new boom.
LEADERBOARD

17 | 30 UNDER 30
Europe’s latest crop of young entrepreneurs, inventors and
disruptors.
20 | NEW BILLIONAIRE: THE BIG WHEELER
Ernie Garcia’s used-car kingdom.
Plus: Another billionaire president—what are the odds?
22 | SPORTSMONEY: THE NBA’S MOST VALUABLE
TEAMS
A pro squad is now worth an average of $1.65 billion.
Plus: Who’s richer—LeBron or Steph? The league’s highest-
earning players.
24 | THE 10-Q: GEORGE GILDER
The technology prophet on Bell’s Law and Google.
Plus: Utah’s charitable chemical king.
26 | FROM THE VAULT: GETTY’S MIGHTY GRIP,—
JULY 15, 1957
By mid-century J. Paul Getty’s empire spanned continents and
fueled industries.
28 | CONVERSATION
17 Readers rap about YouTube’s top earners and our inaugural
Just 100 ranking.
36 STRATEGIES
31 | OVER A BARREL
In an exclusive interview, ExxonMobil’s new CEO lays out
his plan to supply a growing world with energy—without
destroying it in the process.
BY CHRISTOPHER HELMAN
TECHNOLOGY
36 | DIGITAL MEDICI
You no longer need to be rich to be an arts benefactor. But can
crowdfunding site Patreon save creators from the starvation
wages of online advertising?
BY KATHLEEN CHAYKOWSKI

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