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Oct 3, 2023 · Of the 279 self-made billionaires on this year’s ranking, 29 earned a 10, meaning they once lived under the poverty line or faced substantial adversity on their journey to the list.
- The Forbes 400 Self-Made Score 2021: From Silver Spooners To ...
This year, only 118 people on The Forbes 400 scored a 1...
- The 2022 Forbes 400 Self-Made Score: From Silver Spooners To ...
This year, 275 members of The Forbes 400 scored between 6...
- The Forbes 400 Self-Made Score 2021: From Silver Spooners To ...
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- Mohed Altrad made his first million in the scaffolding business. Net worth: $2.6 billion. Altrad is the founder and chairman of Altrad Group, which offers services and equipment for the construction industry in more than 100 companies and is a world leader in scaffolding.
- Tony Tan Caktiong made his first million in the food service business. Net worth: $3.6 billion. Caktiong is the founder and chairman of Jollibee Foods, Asia's largest food service company.
- Jack Cowin made his first million with fried chicken. Net worth: $1.6 billion. Cowin is the owner, chairman, and managing director of Competitive Foods Australia, one of the country's largest food processors.
- Cai Dongqing made his first million by selling little toy trumpets. Net worth: $1.6 billion. Dongqing is the founder and chairman of Alpha Group, an animation corporation in China.
Most billionaires face a long road to The Forbes 400 ranking of America’s richest people. But it’s longer for some than others, which is why, since 2014, Forbes has been assigning every member of the list a score based on how self-made he or she is.
Oct 5, 2021 · This year, only 118 people on The Forbes 400 scored a 1 through 5, which means that 70.5% of the list is self-made. It’s a significant shift from 1984, when less than half of the list was...
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Sep 26, 2019 · The report, which is based on 2018 data, “showed muted growth” in the number of ultra-wealthy people that year, “rising by 0.8% to 265,490 individuals,” says Wealth-X. Of those folks, 67.7% were...
Approximately 70% of the 2,095 people on the 2020 Forbes World’s Billionaires list are self-made billionaires. Of those 1,457 founders, these ten are the world’s richest.
Sep 27, 2022 · This year, 275 members of The Forbes 400 scored between 6 and 10, meaning nearly 70% of the list is self-made. Most of them had substantial help on their way up, however.
