Wealth is the main goal of almost every person. How do the richest people live? What is their story? Let's delve into the chronicle of life successful people. Everyone wants to find success in their favorite business and earn a lot of money. What is needed for this? Probably the first thing to have a head on his shoulders. However, important factors are luck and success. Looking at the life of billionaires, we always ask ourselves how they achieved this. Sometimes we simply enviously banal and dream of being in their place. Some people simply admire the success of wealthy people, and some try their best to adopt their experience.
Billionaires of the world
All these people, one way or another, worked very hard and believed in their future. Over the years, they studied the structure of their activities, gained experience and made an invaluable contribution to their development. By tradition, Forbes Magazine periodically publishes and updates the list of the richest people, where we will take a look.
Rich statistics
The list of “Rich People of the World" for February 2015 has 1827 names. Their total fortune is equal to 7 trillion dollars! It's hard to believe, but it really is. Just think about this number. Compared to last year, statistics show that the overall fortune of all the lucky ones has increased by $ 650 billion. In just one year, the list of rich people included 285 new names. An interesting fact is that all newcomers are citizens of the Republic of China.
The story of Bill Gates
His financial condition totals about 75 billion dollars. It's no secret that Bill Gates is the creator of Microsoft. This is a man with a capital letter, who changed the fate of mankind towards computer technology. Bill Gates is a citizen of the United States of America, this is his home country where he was born, raised and has been living for 59 years.
Over the years, Bill has been a leader on Forbes lists, where all the world's billionaires are gathered. The creation of new computer technologies and investments continue to enrich the owner of Microsoft. Over the past year, his fortune has increased by 8.5 billion dollars. The continuous victories of computer genius are confirmed by the fact that he became the leader of the list 15 times!
You can talk a lot about Bill Gates, but the most important thing that I want to note is that he is the main philanthropist of mankind. The richest people also have a sense of humanity, well, at least some. Thanks to Gates, a family fund for helping the needy was created, which has already used over $ 27 billion. At the moment, the family fund has stood up to fight a disease such as polio. Assistance is directed mainly to third world countries.
Media Mogul Carlos Slim
The capital of the owner of a large telecommunications network Grupo Carso is $ 72 billion. Carlos was born in Mexico, and he is already 75 years old. Over the past four years, Carlos Slim has been a leader on the Forbes magazine's list of richest people. However, with the depreciation, he shifted and lowered his position. Unfortunately, this is the only representative from the list of the top 10 “Rich People of the World” who has lost his fortune by $ 1 billion over the past year.
Mexican Finance Corporation spans many different companies. Huge cash flow flows haunt even government officials. Carlos's holdings include such well-known companies as Gruppo Carso, Gruppo Finacieo Inbursa and many others. The name of the Mexican can often be heard in television news, in various summaries and statistics.
The secret to the success of Amancio Ortega
The general condition of the Spaniard totals 64 billion dollars. Amancio is the main representative and owner of the largest Inditex trading platform. This includes brands such as Zara, Pull and Bear, Bershka and others. The Spanish oligarch is the richest man in Europe!
Over the past year, Amancio has increased its capital by $ 6.5 billion. This is an incredible indicator, but do not forget that over the year before last Ortega managed to earn over $ 20 billion. At the moment, he is not the king of Inditex. Another manager is now in his chair, but nonetheless, Amancio still controls over 60% of the company’s shares.
Ortega is a famous collector. The subject of his gathering is real estate! The total estimated value of all objects is about $ 4 billion. The most significant part of his possession is the 43-story skyscraper in Madrid called Torre Picasso. It is in this high-rise in Madrid that Google’s main branch in Spain is located. In 2013, the billionaire acquired 26 new buildings, spending about $ 835 million on it.
Amancio Ortega grew up in a modest family of a railway worker. The future businessman began his career in a clothing store. Ortega does not even have a secondary education! The first production came out in 1972, from here his rapid career began.
The American dream. Warren Buffett
This person knows a lot about investments. The academic knowledge gained at the university and hard life experience helped him achieve a fortune of $ 58 billion. 84-year-old American is second in the list of "The Richest People of the United States of America".
Warren is not embarrassed by his advanced age, so he continues to work actively and make new financial transactions, which are clearly discussed on the pages of international media. According to statistics from last year, Buffett became richer by $ 5 billion.
He managed to get such an excellent profit thanks to the purchase of a large holding company for the production of Heinz ketchup, as well as a successful investment in the Central Asian oil industry. The American does not forget about charity! His last donations to the needy amounted to 3 billion dollars, and for all the time - over 20 billion dollars.
As the billionaire himself says, his success largely depends on the book he read in his youth. Smart Investor is a business and investment textbook authored by Benjamin Graham inspired a young businessman for great feats. Buffett has acquired basic investment skills and the right approach to this business. The eternal advice that can be heard from Warren Buffett: “Do not pay attention to short-term investments, which can be scattered to the smallest detail, you should always focus on long-term deposits and wait.”
Larry Ellison - America's Information Genius
Born in the USA and has about 48 billion dollars. Larry enters big business as a representative of information technology. His company is called Oracle. Ellison has already turned 70, and he is not going to stop his activities. His motto is to always be the first in everything. An IT genius has exaggerated his fortune by $ 5 billion over the past year. He often likes to speak of competing companies that fail, in his opinion. Similar statements could be heard against companies such as Google and Apple.
Larry Ellison also loves to collect real estate. The largest cluster of its private facilities is located in the city of Malibu. In addition, he owns a small island in Hawaii. The billionaire's cherished dream is to build a house on the island of Lanai, which will combine all the signs of paradise on our planet.
Charles and David
The fortunes of the brothers Charles Koch and David Koch totals about $ 80 billion for two. They share 6th and 7th place in the top "List of billionaires of the world." Each has approximately 40 billion.American brothers have long exceeded 70. Charles is 79 years old and David is 74 years old.
In 1967, Charles Koch became Chairman and CEO of Koch Industries. This company ranks second in the United States in terms of profit. Over the past year, the company managed to earn $ 120 billion, while Koch himself added 6 billion to his capital.
The Koch brothers own over 80% of Koch Industries. Younger brother David Koch is considered the richest Mr. City of New York. Charles and David are involved in charity work and are among the 10 most influential philanthropists in the world.
Sheldon Adelson - king of the gaming empire
This is an interesting and incredibly talented person. His source of income is the gaming business, namely the Las Vegas Sands casino. At the age of 81, Adelson has $ 38 billion. In 2013, Sheldon earned $ 33 million overnight. This incident helped the billionaire rise in the top "List of billionaires of the world." The king of the gaming empire became rich in the shortest possible time due to the introduction of his business in the countries of Southeast Asia.
Today, countries such as Macau and Singapore have become very popular. All this thanks to the largest playgrounds, where the richest people from around the world like to gather. Southeast Asia earned $ 12 billion.
And on this Sheldon Adelson does not think to stop. His plans include the opening of large casinos in Western Europe. Adelson is developing a new project near Madrid, in which $ 30 billion has already been invested. Such business strategies are incredibly risky. However, the billionaire achieves his goals, which as a result gives him the growth of all shares up to 3% monthly.
Paradoxically, Sheldon Adelson supports the Republican Party of the United States of America. The multimillionaire invests huge sums on the provision and goals of the party. Recently, thanks to Sheldon, a ban on online casinos in the USA was announced.
Family members walton
The Walton family has 4 billionaires. The state of Christy Walton is 37 billion, Jim Walton - 35 billion, Alice Walton - 34.5 billion, Robson Walton - 34 billion. All members of the clan are tied to the Retail company. The age of billionaires is 70, 67, 65, 70, respectively.
A rare case when an almost entire family is on the Forbes list. Christy Walton is the richest female billionaire in the world. The founder of Retail is John Walton (Christie's late husband). Over the past year, shares in retail chains increased by 6%, which made it possible to earn $ 460 million.
Empire "Retail" was created in 1962. At the moment, the company has about 11 thousand different branches and franchises around the world, and the total number of employees is more than 2 million people. In addition, the family also owns ArvesBank banks and the Hyatt Hotels hotel chain.
Forbes: A List of Russia's Rich People
Of the wealthiest on the Forbes list, there are Russians. The number of rich people from Russia totals more than 100 people. Each of them is monitored by the press, and statistics are kept for the American Forbes magazine. Almost every one of this list once started working for a penny. They are always talked about on television, in newspapers, and just on the streets.
It is impossible to determine the billionaire’s capital with 100% accuracy. Their financial condition is changing every second. For some it grows, for someone it falls. Someone is undergoing significant changes, while someone is not.
Here is a list of the top ten places out of 100 richest people in Russia:
- Vladimir Potanin - about $ 15.4 billion.
- Mikhail Fridman - $ 14.6 billion.
- Alisher Usmanov - approximately $ 14.4 billion.
- Victor Vekselberg, his fortune is estimated at $ 14.2 billion.
- Alexey Mordashov has $ 13 billion.
- Vagit Alekperov - a little over $ 12.2 billion ;.
- Leonid Mikhelson - $ 11.7 billion.
- Vladimir Lisin - $ 11.6 billion.
- Gennady Timchenko takes the penultimate place with a fortune of $ 10.7 billion.
- Closes the list of billionaires Mikhail Prokhorov. His fortune is $ 9.9 billion.
Most of the Russian list began to move up the career paths in the early 90s. All of them also studied at schools, higher educational institutions, worked and worried about their future. They all believed in the good old saying: "Patience and labor will grind everything."
