Ambani Wedding Puts 'Crazy Rich Indians' in the Spotlight - WSJ

Anant Ambani's wedding will generate a revenue of 1,000 Cr, which is just 0.1% of the Ambani net worth Revenue from the wedding would put it at the ~450th largest public company by revenue this year, bigger than Barbeque Nation Power law is extreme all the way to the top

Given that everyone can now buy designer handbags and new cars, the rich have taken to using much more tacit signifiers of their social position.

The Chinese couple, based in New York City, was asked to showcase via Taobao Live a $43 million townhouse on the Upper East Side. They had more than 110,000 people tune in to their first livestreaming event, where they strolled the multilevel building and pointed to key features and tested amenities. Afterward, they received 43 inquires from Chines... See more

Reason #1: Weddings are ridiculously expensive