Meet The World's Billionaires

Bangalore: Dividing the living spectrum of man into various levels, we have the commons, the rich, the richer and the richest. The ability to turn ideas into money is what makes the rich, richest. The people sitting on top of money, needs no introduction for themselves and their work. As the rich got richer, there are many people who  climbed up the chart of the richest people on Earth. Take a look at the top 10 richest person, and get inspired- Reports India TV.com

1. Bill Gates

Daunting several tasks, American businessman, philanthropist and Microsoft Chairman, tops the list with 78.2 billion dollars assets. Born in an upper middle class family, he showed interest in computers from the age of 13. At the age of 15, Bill Gates went into business with his friend, Paul Allen. They developed a computer program named “traf-o-Data” which helped monitor traffic patterns in Seattle, and netted $20,000 for their efforts. In 1975, Gates and Allen formed Micro-Soft. And in current status, Microsoft yields fortune worth making Bill Gates, the richest man on Earth.

2. Carlos Slim

The telecom tycoon, with assets worth 72 billion dollars, takes the second spot of the list. , Carlos Slim and his brothers learned business tactics from his father. Carlos, at the age of 12 bought shares in a Mexican bank. Later, he started working for his father’s company where he earned 200 pesos( Lebanese currency) a week. After graduating from college, Civil Engineering, (National Autonomous University of Mexico) he went on to become a trader to gain experience in business. to become a billionaire, when in 1982 the Mexican economy crashed, Carlos invested which proved to be a boom for him later. He also is the owner of mining, financial, industrial, and real estate companies. With his old world style, he is a billionaire with a difference.

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