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Leading the ranking of highest-paid celebrities in 2022 was the rock band Genesis, with an annual income of 230 million U.S. dollars. In second place was Sting with 210 million dollars in earnings, followed by Tyler Perry with an income of 175 million U.S. dollars that year.

According to a 2023 survey, just over 40 percent of respondents in the United States stated that there was a firearm present in their home. Roughly three percent reported having no opinion on the matter.

As of January 2024, Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, Tesla, and X (previously known as Twitter), was the richest person in the global tech industry with an estimated net worth of 217 billion U.S. dollars. Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, followed with a net worth of 180 billion U.S. dollars. Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, ranked third with a net worth of 142 billion U.S. dollars.

Elon Musk and Twitter/X On October 27th, 2022, Elon Musk bought the social network Twitter for around 44 billion U.S. dollars and became its CEO. Since Musk’s acquisition, the company has experienced some adjustments, including a name change to X and the option for users of becoming verified members for eight U.S. dollars per month. Moreover, there has been reports of increasing hate speech and the platform after Musk's takeover.

Other tech billionaires and their companies The second richest tech billionaire according to Bloomberg is Bill Gates. In 1975, he founded Microsoft with Paul Allen. Today, Microsoft develops consumer and enterprise software, services, and consumer electronics. In its 2023 financial year, Microsoft generated revenues of just under 212 billion U.S. dollars. By contrast, Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Meta, ranked fourth. The company, previously known as Facebook, was rebranded in 2021 and its products include Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Despite their wealth, these companies are not immune to the layoffs that have plagued the tech industry, which are affecting Meta and Amazon employees the most.

Over the last two observations, the revenue is forecast to significantly increase in all segments. This reflects the overall trend throughout the entire forecast period from 2018 to 2028. It is estimated that the indicator is continuously rising in all segments. In this regard, the Matchmaking segment achieves the highest value of 4.33 billion U.S. dollars in 2028.

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In 2024, around 53 percent of respondents in the United States said they planned to celebrate Valentine's Day. This is roughly the same percentage as last year, and part of a decreasing trend from the late 2000s and early 2010s when about 60 percent of respondents typically planned to celebrate Valentine's day.