Notable Newcomers of the Billionaires Club 2013

13. Nicholas Woodman
Net worth: $1.3 billion
Country: U.S
Source: Video cameras

Nicholas Woodman’s video camera company GoPro is one of the globe’s fastest growing company. Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer Foxconn in December 2012 bought an 8.88 percent stake for $200 million, priceing the company at $2.25 billion and whirling Woodman into a billionaire.

14. Ronald Joyce
Net worth: $1.2 billion
Country: Canada
Source of wealth: Restaurants

Ronald Joyce is the co-founder of Tim Horton's doughnut chain, later sold the company to Wendy's for $600 million in 1995. Ronald Joyce made his way to the billionaires club by investing in dividend-paying Canadian companies.

15. Arkady Volozh
Net worth: $1.15 billion
Country: Russia
Source of wealth: Internet

Yandex, the Google for Russia owns 60 percent of the Russian search market while Google occupies only 26 percent. Arkady Volozh is the chief founder and the major individual shareholder of the search engine company. With a net worth of $1.15 billion Arkady Volozh paved his way to the 2013 billionaires club.

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