Top 5 Self Made Billionaires

Top 5 Self Made Billionaires

In 2013, it was estimated that there are 1,426 billionaires in the world. That is a lot of money, but did you know that 960 of those are self made? Below are 5 remarkable self made billionaires.

1. Richard Branson|2013 Net Worth US $4.6 Billion

• Born July 18, 1950.(Age 63) Branson is a English business magnate and investor. He is best know for founding Virgin Group.
• His first business project was a magazine called Student in which he created at the age of 16.

2. Mark Cuban|2013 Net Worth US $2.4 Billion

• Born July 31, 1958. (Age 55) Cuban
• Owner of Dallas Mavericks.
• The Guinness Book of Records credits Cuban with the ''largest single e-commerce transaction", after paying $40 million for his Gulfstream V jet in October of 1999!
• Quotes: "I still work hard to know my business. I'm continuously looking for ways to improve all my companies, and I'm always selling. Always."

3. Sheldon Adelson|2014 Net Worth US $40.8 Billion

• Age: 80
• DOB: August 4th , 1993
• Business magnate and Republican party political donor.
• Occupation: Chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands
• Education: City College Of New York

4. Eric Levkovsky|2013 Net Worth US $1.75 Billion

• DOB: September 13th , 1969
• Occupation: Blue Media LLC, President Groupon, CEO
• Website
• Philanthropy: In 2006, Eric Lefkofsky and his wife, Elizabeth, formed a charitable trust, called the Lefkofsky Foundation for the "purpose of supporting charitable, scientific, and educational organizations an causes around the world." 

5. Elon Musk|March, 2014 Net Worth US $12 Billion

• DOB: June 28th, 1971 (Age 42)
• Occupation: Entrepreneur, inventor, investor .
• Born: Pretoria, South Africa
• Musk invented a computer game at the age of 12 called Blaster. He sold it for $500.
• Became a millionaire at the age of 28.

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By: Michael Henderson