Publisher, Gawker Media
Age: 40
A former financial journalist, he's now worth millions. In just three years, Denton has built one of the country's most successful blog-oriented media companies. His sites, which include Gawker, Gizmodo, Defamer and Wonkette, together draw more than 125 million pageviews a month and often break the news that the country's most venerable newspapers now follow. Age: 40
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