The first jobs of top 5 billionaires

The first jobs of top 5 billionaires

There is not only one way to become rich. The beginnings of the greatest fortunes of the world demonstrate this well. In this list of billionaires, we show you the first job of top 5 billionaires,

JEFF BEZOS

The richest man in the world began his career in a telecommunications startup where he was the 11th employee. He was working as a computer programmer before being promoted to the position of Director of Customer Service.

Today, the founder of Amazon is worth 131 billion dollars

BILL GATES

In the 1970s, Bill Gates was in his twenties and was already selling software he was developing in his Harvard student room at MITS Altair, the maker of the first personal computer. Sometime later, he left Harvard to launch Microsoft. 

His fortune is estimated at $ 91.3 billion.

WARREN BUFFETT

The most famous financier of our time began very early to build his expertise. Legend has it that at just 11 years old, he bought his first stock market share. Multiplying odd jobs, he sold collector stamps, used golf balls, and distributed the Washington Post to provide cash for his investor with his Berkshire Hathaway business investments.

Now 88, he owns $ 80.2 billion and is a globally recognized

BERNARD ARNAULT

The president of the luxury brand LVMH may not have experienced the same tribulations as other great fortunes, but he soon had great responsibilities. After finishing his studies, he started working in the family business owned by his father. In a few years, he became CEO of the company, after participating in a reconfiguration of its activities.

It is worth $ 68.1 billion today.

AMANCIO ORTEGA

The founder of fashion company Zara left school at the age of 14 to work in the textile industry, where he sewed shirts by hand. He then started making the bedroom and lingerie dresses with his family and local seamstresses, before opening the first Zara store in his home town of Galicia, Spain.

Since then, it has raised $ 59.4 billion.