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  2. 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.

  3. 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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    • 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.
  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. Jun 21, 2019 · I interviewed 21 self-made billionaires about their secrets to wealth and success—here’s what I learned. There are billions of people in the world, and only a tiny fraction of billionaires...

  7. May 10, 2019 · There are 2,604 billionaires in the world, and 55.8% of them are self-made. That’s according to the Billionaire Census published Thursday by market research firm Wealth-X. Taken together,...

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