You wont believe what these 8 billionaires own!
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According to Oxfam's, the international confederation of charitable organizations, latest report, the following 8 people own wealth worth the astronomical figure of $426.2 billion.
The politician, philanthropist, and author Michael Bloomberg has made a fortune of $40 billion. He is mainly known as the founder of the “Bloomberg” news agency and as the 108th mayor of New York City. Mr. Bloomberg is also known for his generous donations to the field of education, which have already exceeded a billion dollars.
Larry Ellison, chairman in the Board of Directors for the “Oracle” company and outstanding entrepreneur, admits that when he founded his company, he just wanted to create an environment in which he could enjoy working. Well, $43.6 billion is an excellent ‘side effect’ of his initial goal!
We guess that Mark Zuckerberg does not need to be introduced. The Facebook social network counts with 1.7 billion users per month. The activity amounts to 6 billion 'Likes' and comments, and 300 million uploaded pictures a day. Mark has become the youngest billionaire in history, having earned $44.6 billion.
Jeff Bezos, founder of “Amazon” and owner of “The Washington Post”, started like many others: in a garage. There, he and his friends launched a website for selling books. Their efficient strategies happening in the right time have created an incredible success story which has resulted in a fortune of $45.2 billion.
The richest man in Latin America, Carlos Slim, has made $50 billion in the communications industry. Once he even ousted Bill Gates from the first position in the ranking of the richest people, becoming the first Mexican in the last two decades to reach this result.
Warren Buffett, one of the most famous investors in the world, has $60.8 billion and the title of the greatest philanthropist in the history of mankind. In 2010, he announced the donation of more than 50% of his fortune to charity. Mr. Buffett is friends with Bill Gates, he plays the ukulele, drinks five cans of cola a day, and generally lives a modest life. His only “weakness” is his passion for private jets, but he can afford it!
Amancio Ortega, a Spanish entrepreneur and founder of the “Inditex” trading network, owns 5,000 stores and numerous properties around the world. He is the richest man in Europe, and due to a rapid growth of the value of his company’s shares, he even became the richest man in the world for once! At the moment, his fortune is estimated at $67 billion.
The co-founder of «Microsoft» Bill Gates, tops the list of successful wealthy men with $75 billion. He has been named the richest man in the US 20 times in a row, and he has held the first place in the ranking of the world’s richest people for 16 times! He is not only an acclaimed entrepreneur, but also a kindhearted man: he spent more than $28 billion on charity from 1994 to 2010.
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