Read along to explore who made the List of self-made billionaires and just how much wealth they have accumulated in the past few years.

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.