Under the List of self-made billionaires comes Amancio Ortega, a huge

name in the universe of Fashion, and a self-made man known for his

massive chain of Zara clothing. He worked for a shirt-maker at the

mere age of 14 where he learned the art of attire creation, which helped

him in making this big in the industry.

Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett used to deliver newspapers before

being a big hit amongst the investment market. Rejected from Harvard, he

grabbed his knowledge for share market and investments under the direction of

value investor Benjamin Graham and went on to earn the nickname “The Oracle

of Omaha.” He is one of the Top 10 richest self-made people and is an active

participant in the Giving Pledge.

Everybody knows his name and the struggling story behind his huge success.

Mark became one of the 10 self-made billionaires on the planet at a very young

age of 23. With a lot of initial controversies regarding his first website Facemash,

he went on to create Facebook, and has now evolved with the website as one of

the most powerful people in the world.

Larry Ellison is the Executive Chairman and Chief Technology Officer

of Oracle Corporation, and has been appointed as the authorized

signatory of The Giving Pledge. He is a big humanitarian and has

donated a big share of his income for welfare causes.

Li Ka-Shing went through a rather struggling childhood with his father’s death and

him dropping out of school at the mere age of 16 to financially support his family.

Currently, he is the richest person in Hong Kong, directs CK Hutchison

Holdings under his management, and proposes interest in several genres, ranking

him fifth in the List of self-made billionaires.

As per the facts, Phil Knight and his old track coach contributed $500

each to initiate an athletic shoe start-up, today known as Nike. With a

total estimate of $86.2 billion in total, Knight brought the company to

high peaks, along with him becoming one of the Rags to Riches

billionaires.

Known as the “King of Las Vegas”, Sheldon Adelson was a former

correspondent and mortgage broker, and was born into a house of a cab driver

before making it into the list of 10 self-made billionaires on the planet. Las Vegas

Sands is operated by him and he represents China Sands as its CEO.

Lee Shau Kee took China as an escape route before Communist

invasion in 1948, and did odd-jobs in commodities like gold and

currency exchange firms before establishing Henderson Land

Development in 1973. He is regarded as one of the Top 10 richest self-

made people and is an active philanthropist.

Alibaba is the invention of Jack Ma, which has gained a huge IPO ever at $25

billion. Beginning as an English Teacher, Ma was fascinated with the World

Wide Web during a visit in 1995, and started his own e-commerce company by

1999.

Even at the age of 80, Leonardo Del Vecchio still renders his presence as the

Chairman of Luxottica, the biggest eyewear company in the world and stands

10th in the List of self-made billionaires. Started in a small, single room, the

company now proposes services to some of the major brands such as Burberry,

Chanel, Prada, and Versace.