global superstar, a business legend, and eventually the richest woman on Earth.
At the time of her death, her personal fortune exceeded seven and a half trillion dollars. The world went through economic recession twice, and yet her wealth continued to rise. Only seven countries have a higher GDP than her personal wealth.
The number was so large that it no longer felt real, even to her.
But wealth, she had learned, was like water collected in a reservoir. If it was hoarded forever, it became stagnant. If it was released, it nourished the land and gave life to fields that the owner would never personally walk through.
And so, in her final will, she left five billion dollars to each of her grandchildren, totaling 30 billion, less than even 0.5% of her networth.
Everything else was given away.
