10 people the richest billionaire in the world
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Recently, the World Wealth Report found that if the list enter fewer billionaires than ever before. While billionaires like Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, the loss of billions of dollars because of the stock market collapse that followed with the financial crisis, their net worth is still very high. but Did you know how they obtain wealth.
(1) Bill Gates
After losing $18 billion, Bill Gates still has a net worth of $40 billion. Bill Gates is a self-made millionaire, making money as an entrepreneur. Gates was one of the early pioneers operating system disk and started a software company with some friends, Microsoft. Gates made a deal with IBM for the operating system for $50,000. Because he does not transfer copyright IBM, he can continue doing business from MS-DOS system as the cloning of other hardware vendors systems. Gates has been accused of bad business practices in the past, and recently was involved in the process of anti-trust in the EU, but no one can deny the success of Microsoft. Gates now offers a lot of money and time on philanthropic efforts, through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.(2) Warren Buffett
One of the most famous investor in the world. After losing $25 billion, his net worth now about $37 billion. Most of his wealth is self-made, coming from a textile company, Berkshire Hathaway. When Buffett bought Berkshire, he spent several years of transition to the parent company. Then she started to use it to buy another business. Buffett is known for his business sense, investment savvy, and his obsession with checking into their company before making a buying decision. Berkshire owns shares in GEICO, Dairy Queen, See's Candy, Coca-Cola, Wells Fargo and many other famous companies.(3) Carlos Slim Helu
Together with his family, Carlos Slim Helu is the richest man in Latin America. He has $35 billion, even after losing $25 billion. Slim is also a self-made billionaire. He has an interesting history. Although he lived in Mexico City, he was the son of an immigrant from Lebanon (the original name of his father Salim). He studied engineering, and make money in the telecommunications industry. He is the leader in a group of investors who bought two phone companies from the Mexican government in 1990. Ownership of various including real estate, technology, oil, gas and even shares in The New York Times Company. Slim's wealth is worth more or less equal to 2% of economic output of the entire country of Mexico.(4) Lawrence Ellison
His wealth is valued $22.5 billion. He was born in the Bronx, Ellison was adopted and raised by his maternal aunt and uncle in Chicago's South Shore. Ellison's adoptive father lost a small fortune in real estate during the Great Depression. Like Bill Gates, Ellison dropped out of school. He is making money from software design. Project database for the CIA, as part of the Ampex Corporation, called Oracle. He founded his own company with only using $2000, and grew into one of the industry leaders.(5) Ingvar Kamprad
Ingvar Kamprad is a Swedish businessman, (net worth, $22 billion). Kamprad is the son of Swedish farmers. One of his first jobs was to sell the cards, lighters, pens and fish on a bicycle. Eventually, she began selling furniture. Soon, he opened his own furniture store, Ikea. Abbreviation of first name and last name, the name of the family farm, and the nearest village. Known by the brand furniture at affordable prices and a modern style.(6) Karl Albrecht
He is the richest man in Germany, with a net worth of $21.5 billion. Her mother has a small shop in Germany. However, after World War II, Albrect, along with his brother Theo, change store to the Aldi. Now known Aldi grocery stores with discount price. Albrecht and his brother share ownership of the store. Albrecht took the rights to the brand to the United States, UK and Australia, and southern Germany.(7) Mukesh Ambani
Mukesh Ambani with his brother, inherited the Reliance conglomerate, one of the most valuable companies in India, after the death of their father. Ambani wealth worth about $19.5 billion, and is the richest person in the country of India.(8) Lakshmi Mittal
As an Indian immigrant to England, Mittal is the richest person living in the United Kingdom. Mittal inherited wealth, work in steel-making business family. He founded his own company, Mittal Steel, and has been aggressive in developing its business prospects. After the takeover, the company became ArcelorMittal, and is the largest steel company in the world. Wealth reached $19.3 billion.(9) Theo Albrecht
Like his brother, Karl, Theo Albrecht including the richest man with a fortune valued $18.8 billion. He has the right brand of discount store Aldi in northern Germany and throughout Europe, except Great Britain.(10) Amancio Ortega
Net worth valued $18.3 billion. His father was a railway worker, and Ortega worked in a clothes shop in Spain. Then he and his wife began to make their own clothes. They create a chic design. And formed a company called Inditex, until finally there are more than 4,000 stores worldwide. Ortega also has a cheap fashion brand, Zara. Ortega is also growing because of the wealth invested in real estate, tourism, gas and banks.Just imagine if you become one of them, what would you do with that much wealth ..?
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