Some people are born rich, but there are few who become one. It is definitely the self-made billionaire who inspires everyone more than anybody else. The qualities that differentiate them are: hard work, business acumen, determination, perseverance, and smart decision-making, to name a few.
Here are some who were not born as millionaire but born to be billionaire.
Bill Gates: Net worth -- $53 billion
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| Bill Gates |
Gates' father was a lawyer and his mother served on the board of directors for First Interstate BancSystem and the United Way.
Gates wrote his first computer programme of tic-tac-toe at 13. He graduated in 1973, scoring 1590 out of 1600 on the SAT and enrolled at the Harvard.
In year 1975 Gates and Allen released the MITS Altair 8800 based on the Intel 8080 CPU leading to the formation the software giant which bought the revolution in the field of user handling of computers.
Lakshmi Mittal: Net worth -- $28.7 billion
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| Laxmi Mittal |
During the initial years of his career, he worked in the family's steel-making business. His grandfather worked with an industrial firm in pre-Independence India.
Mittal lived in his grandfather's house with the family of 20 members that slept on rope beds and cooked on an open fire in the brickyard.
In 1976, the family founded its own steel business, Mittal set out to build its bought a run-down plant in Indonesia. He founded Mittal Steel (formerly the LNM Group) in 1976.
In 2006, Arcelor SA merged with Mittal Steel and Mittal is the chairman and CEO of ArcelorMittal. ArcelorMittal is the largest steel company in the world, with over 281,000 employees in more than 60 countries.
Lawrence 'Larry' Ellison: Net worth -- $27 billion
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| Larry |
Ellison left the University of Illinois at the end of his second year, after his mother death. He later studied computer designing and moved to California working for several odd jobs for eight years. As a programmer at Ampex, he participated in building the first IBM-compatible mainframe system.
In 1977, Ellison and his Ampex colleagues, Robert Miner and Ed Oates, founded Software Development Labs, with $1400 which later renamed Oracle Corporation.
The 65-year-old Ellison often hits the headlines for his extravagant and flamboyant lifestyle.
Amancio Ortega Gaona: Net worth -- $25 billion
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| Amancio Ortego |
With his ex-wife Rosal a Mera, he founded the Inditex Group. He is the group's chairman at present. Ortega, son of a railway worker arrived at A Coruna, Spain, at the age of 14.
Starting as a gofer in various shirt stores in A Coruna, Galicia, he founded Confecciones Goa, which made bathrobes.
In 1975, he opened a store called Zara, which later grew to the most well known fashion chains of the world. Gaona keeps a very low profile and is known to have never given an interview to the media.
Karl Albrecht: Net worth -- $23.5 billion
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| Karl Albrecht |
Karl and Theo Albrecht were born in Essen. Their father was a miner and mother owned a small grocery store.
Theo did his apprenticeship in his mother's store, and Karl worked in a delicatessen shop. Karl served the German Army during World War II. After the War, the brothers took over their mother's business and the first Aldi (Albrecht-Discount) was opened in 1961.
In 1994, Albrecht withdrew from the daily operations of Aldi S d and assumed chairmanship of the board.
6. Ingvar Kamprad: Net worth -- $23 billion
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| Ingwar Kamprad |
Swedish entrepreneur Kamprad founder of the home furnishing retail chain IKEA.
According to Forbes, he is the eleventh wealthiest person in the world in 2010. The acronym IKEA is the initials of his name (Ingvar Kamprad), Elmtaryd, family farm where he was born, and the nearby village Agunnaryd.
As a young boy Kamprad sold matches to his neighbours. Later years, he started selling fish, Christmas tree decorations, seeds, pens and pencils.
When Kamprad was 17, his father gave him a cash reward for exceeding in studies. He used that money to establish IKEA.
Roman Abramovich: Net worth -- $18.8 billion
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| Roman Abramovich |
During initial years of life, he worked as a street-trader and as a mechanic at local factory.
He started his multi-billion-dollar business during his army service where he sold stolen gasoline to some of the commissioned officers of his unit.
In 1996, at the age of 30, Abramovich had become close to President Boris Yeltsin. In 1999, Abramovich was elected governor of Russian province of Chukotka.
Mikhail Prokhorov: Net worth -- $9.5 billion
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| Mikhail |
He graduated from the Moscow Finance Institute. Prokhorov worked in a management position at the International Bank for Economic Cooperation.
In 1993, Prokhorov along with with Vladimir Potanin was instrumental in acquiring Norilsk Nickel by Onexim Bank.
Prokhorov is responsible for transforming Norilsk from a small conglomerate into one of the most profitable natural resource corporations in the world. He is currently the chairman of Polyus Gold, Russia's largest gold producer, and president of Onexim Group.
Sheldon Adelson: Net worth -- $9 billion
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| Sheldon |
Son of cab driver , Adelson sold newspapers on streets of Dorchester neighbourhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
At 12, he started a business selling toiletry kits, and in the 1960s he started a charter tours business with his friends. A college drop out of the City College of New York.
Adelson struck gold through the computer trade show COMDEX in 1979-1990.
Steven Jobs: Net worth -- $5.5 billion
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| Steven Jobs |
Jobs was born in San Francisco and was adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs of Mountain View, Santa Clara County, California.
In 1972, Jobs graduated from high school and enrolled in Reed College, Portland, Oregon. He dropped out after only one semester.
In 1976, Jobs, founded Apple along with Stephen Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. In mid-January 2009, Jobs took a five-month leave of absence from Apple to undergo a liver transplant. Jobs officially resumed his role as CEO of Apple on June 29, 2009.
Mark Zuckerberg: Net worth -- $4 billion
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| Mark Zuckerberg |
Mark Elliot Zuckerberg is known for co-founding the popular social networking site Facebook.
Zuckerberg co-founded Facebook with fellow classmates Dustin Moskovitz, Eduardo Saverin, and Chris Hughes while attending Harvard.
He was born in White Plains, New York to a Jewish family and raised in Dobbs Ferry, New York. He started programming when he was in middle school.
Zuckerberg launched Facebook from his Harvard dorm room on February 4, 2004.
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