Richard Branson, Net worth – $5 billion
Looking at forbes list of billionaires, you might find it interesting
to see that many of the richest people in the world didn’t actually
graduate. Here is a list of 5 famous billionaires who dropped out. After
dropping out of school at 16, Richard Branson went onto start his own
record retailer and music label called Virgin Records. His empire then
grew from there and now Virgin is one of the biggest brands in the world
owning airlines, mobile networks and 200 more sub-groups. English born
Branson has an estimated wealth of $5 billion.
Carl Lindner Jr, Net worth – $2.3 billion
At the age of 14 during the Great Depression, Carl Linder Jr dropped
out of school to help his family delivery milk for a living. The family
dairy business soon turned into a large chain of convenient stores
across the U.S. Linder later took control of American Financial Group,
who specialise in insurance and investments.
François Pinault, Net worth – $13.8 billion
François Pinault dropped out of high school in 1947 to work at his
father’s lumber mill. Today Pinault is the chairman of retail giants
Kering, who own brands such as Gucci, Puma, Samsonite and YSL. Pinault
has an estimated net worth of just under $14 billion. His son has since
taken over his empire and controls Kering.
Kirk Kerkorian, Net worth – $4 billion
After immigrating with his family over from Armenia, Kirk Kerkorian
dropped out of school in the eighth-grade. He learned to fly before
eventually saving up enough start his own small air-charter service.
Kerkorian eventually sold his airline to Transamerica Corporation for
over $100 million. He then went onto make billions in the Las Vegas
hotel/casino and U.S. automotive industry.
Amancio Ortega, Net worth – $67 billion
Amancio Ortega, the second richest man in the world, dropped out of
school at 14 to work in a shirt shop. Not too long later, Amancio
founded Inditex, most notably owning one of the most profitable
retailing shops in the world, Zara.
