In the past few decades, money has become the main indicator of the solvency of an individual and his successful life. Every year, Forbes Magazine traditionally details in detail who the most rich people in the world, specifies the size of their fortunes and how they earned their millions. To date, editors note that the wealthiest people in the world are starting to get younger, that is, more and more young and talented manage to earn decent amounts of money up to 35-40 years old. This is explained by a huge desire not only to live better, but to introduce new technologies and prove to the world that young people also can do a lot.
Bill Gates
This man can rightly be called a legend, since he is already the 16th time leading the top of the richest people in the world. His fortune is more than 80 billion dollars. Bill became known to the world through the creation of one of the largest companies in the world - Microsoft. Until 2008, he headed his brainchild, then gradually began to sell off shares, resigned from the post of head to the chairman of the board of directors. In addition, Gates is a major public figure, is actively involved in charity work. Currently, the man devotes most of his time to his Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Family business Carlos Slim Elu
Twice in the last decade, he competed worthily with the size of his fortune with Bill Gates. His fortune is currently estimated at 73 billion dollars. Carlos Slim has long been at the top of the list of the richest people in the world.
Little Carlos had a mathematical mindset, so he invested and increased his first money by buying shares of a local bank. He earned his first million at the age of 17, but that did not make him arrogant, the young man graduated and constantly learned something new, firmly believing that a person should constantly develop both mentally and physically. He believes that you can get into the 100 richest people in the world, you just need to make a sufficient amount of effort.
Initially, Carlos invested part of his gradually increasing fortune in the purchase of hotels, trade, and insurance. After in Mexico there was a serious economic crisis, and Slim got the opportunity to inexpensively buy up the shares of very famous and large companies. A young man across the country began opening grocery stores with prices well below market prices, and founded his first holding, Carso Group. He never thought he would be on the list of "The richest people in the world."
Currently, Carlos Slim Elu has focused on investing in economics and education.
Warren Buffett
Over the past few decades, Warren Buffett is in the top three of the 100 richest people in the world. His fortune is estimated at 64 billion dollars.
He earned his first money at the age of 11, having bought and resold shares of the bank. At 13 years old, Warren got a job as a peddler of newspapers, but here he distinguished himself, developed a route so that the number of served houses increased several times. Buffett's first significant acquisition was the land he immediately leased. In addition, he bought up broken slot machines, repaired them and installed them in stores with high traffic.
Buffett's brainchild is Berkshire Hathaway, a huge company. He acquired it when it completely fell apart and caused only losses. A few years after the resale, this company was one of the largest and most influential in the insurance and investment market.
Currently, Warren Buffett is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Berkshire Hathaway and personally supervises its activities.
Amancio Ortega
The young man got into the top of the richest people in the world as early as 30 years old. The size of his fortune is currently estimated at $ 40 billion.
Amancio had a very poor family, so the boy chose to help his parents and abandoned the school. From the age of 11 he worked as a messenger at a local tailor who sewed clothes for wealthy people of the city. From birth, distinguished by his attentiveness, Ortega tried to delve into all the intricacies of the sewing process.
When he was 14, the family decided to move to a larger city, and already there the boy got a job as a full-fledged and experienced tailor. After working there for several years, Amancio fully penetrated into this business and found all its weaknesses. At the age of 20, he created his own company and began to create clothes for the ordinary consumer, significantly reducing costs, replacing expensive fabrics with cheaper, but high-quality ones.
The decision to open its own line of clothing stores "Zara" was unplanned. The first step for this was unscrupulous partners who, having ordered a large batch of clothes, refused it.
Currently, Amancio Ortega has retired and enjoys a well-deserved rest.
Larry allison
Larry at the age of 20 was on the list of the richest people in the world. Currently, his fortune is estimated at 54 billion dollars.
The boy’s childhood was normal until he realized that he had good programming skills. Allison began to develop them and was not mistaken. The most complex programs that most of his peers did not master, easily entered the head of a young man. By the end of school, Larry successfully wrote sophisticated programs and sold them. He didn’t have any money, but he was sure that he would be included in the Forbes list - “The richest people in the world”.
Larry Ellison Way to success
Having gained experience in creating programs, the young man decided that it was time for him to move on to a more complex level and began to create his own copyright databases. So, the legendary and very popular program "Oracle" appeared, which brought the first millions to its creator.
The success of the computer company Ellison contributed to the constant competition among its employees, which was supported by the creator. He guaranteed a good salary only to the best.
A few years later, the idea came to the billionaire to create computer databases, which could be operated and controlled through the World Wide Web. So, an improved version of the Oracle appeared.
Currently, Larry Ellison has stepped aside from managing his company, married for the fourth time and enjoys a well-deserved vacation.
Forbes Magazine Data
According to Forbes magazine, the richest people in the world following the list of individuals are Charles and David Koch ($ 42 billion each), Christy Walton, Jim Walton, Liliane Bettancourt, Alice Walton, Robson Walton, Bernard Arnault .
Christy Walton
Separately, it is worth noting the family business created by Christy Walton. This is the first woman on the list of the richest people in the world. At the moment, her fortune is estimated at 41 billion dollars.
Christie received the bulk of her money from her husband, who died in a car accident. He received his money from his father, who created the large Wal-Mart distribution network.
In addition, her husband Walton was a good financier and very successfully invested in the manufacturer of solar panels First Solar, which are in high demand to date.
Christy Walton is a very modest woman and prefers to live quietly in her country estate. In the past few years, she has been fond of directing and makes documentaries about real life.
"The richest people in the world" - a constant topic.Many beginning businessmen are interested in the path to the success of individuals in order to learn from their experience and avoid their own mistakes.
