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She went from reshuffling the exec lineup to rejiggering release strategies and crafting pandemic safety protocols.

Neither disease nor divorce could stop the richest man in the world from diminishing an empire built on e-commerce.

Never shy, the pioneering talk show host and network owner is harnessing the power of her media empire to promote change.

As viewers binged the streamer’s content during the global pandemic, he ramped up his philanthropy.

A seminal figure in the #MeToo movement, she’s putting her hard-earned wisdom to work fighting sexism and abuse in Hollywood.

An impossibly prolific multi-hyphenate, not even COVID-19 could stop him from flooding his fans with new content.

He landed one of the most powerful positions in the world of entertainment, but at precisely the wrong time.

The social media superstar is one of the most recognizable teens on the planet thanks to millions of TikTok followers.

Now the country’s top telecom provider, the Indian plutocrat continues to shake up the flourishing digital entertainment space.