7 Self-Made Billionaires Who Defied Odds and Struck Gold
Bangalore: Some people are born filthy rich, while others are not so lucky. However, this doesn’t mean that people who are not born with a silver spoon in their mouth never get a chance to taste money and fame. While the advantageous ‘silver spoon’ factor has determined the fortunes of numerous millionaires life, there are a few billionaires whose stories of not-so-swift triumph compels us to look into their lives before they were super rich. So, here is a list of 7 of the richest men in the world, who were not born with all the advantages or luxuries that money could offer, as listed on Luxpresso.
Sergey Brin and Larry Page
Net Worth: $22.8 Billion and $23 Billion Respectively
Sergey Brin and Larry Page, the awesome duo who co-founded Google, are the first on our list. The 20th and 21st rated personalities on the Forbes Billionaire list met while pursuing Ph.D programme at Stanford University in 1995. Within a very short time they became close pals and started conducting experiments together in their dormitory room with inexpensive computers. Soon they developed their PageRank algorithm around which they built the Google search engine and founded Google. Their creation is presently one of the most profitable entities that serve millions of people from around the world.
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