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30. Daymond John -

Daymond John is the founder of FUBU (For Us by Us), a clothing store designed for the African-American community. He has a net worth of $350 million.

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29. Vera Wang -

Vera Wang founded the Vera Wang Bridal House which specialized in high-end bridal and fashion designs in 1990. She has a net worth of $500 million.

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28. Ratan Tata -

Ratan Tata is an Indian industrialist who founded Tata Industries in 1968. He is worth $500 million and the brand is considered by many to be very trustworthy.

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27. Adam D’Angelo -

Co-founder of Quora, a social questions-and-answer website, Adam D’Angelo is worth $600 million. D'Angelo and Charlie Cheever co-founded the company in 2009.

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26. Beyoncé -

Beyoncé, renowned as a world-famous musician, is also highly regarded as an entrepreneur. With a net worth of $800 million, she has found success beyond music, particularly with her IVY Park activewear line, which she launched in collaboration with Adidas in 2016.

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25. Rihanna -

Musician and founder of Fenty Beauty, a cosmetics brand known to cater to a wide variety of skin tones, Rihanna is worth $1.4 billion.

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24. Ritesh Agarwal -

Ritesh Agarwal is the founder of OYO Rooms, India's largest hospitality company. He is worth $2.1 billion.

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23. Adam Neumann -

WeWork is a company that provides shared workspaces, community, and services for entrepreneurs. It was founded in 2010 by Adam Neumann. Adam is worth $2.2 billion.

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22. Ted Turner -

Ted Turner bought an Atlanta TV station in 1970 and launched the Turner Broadcasting System. Later it would include networks such as TBA and CNN. He is worth $2.6 billion.

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21. Kevin Systrom -

Co-founder of the social media platform Instagram, Kevin Systrom is worth $2.8 billion. Originally, he graduated from Stanford and joined Google. 

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20. Richard Branson -

Renowned entrepreneur Richard Branson founded the Virgin Group in 1970. It is comprised of more than 400 companies worldwide. He is worth $3 billion.

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19. Oprah Winfrey -

Oprah Winfrey is worth $3 billion and is known for creating 'The Oprah Winfrey Show,' which was the #1 talk show for 24 consecutive seasons since 1986. From there, she built her empire and became a media mogul. 

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18. Jack Dorsey -

Co-founder and former CEO of Twitter (now X), is American entrepreneur, Jack Dorsey. His net worth is $4 billion. Today X is one of the most popular social media platforms.

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17. Melanie Perkins -

Melanie Perkins is the co-founder and CEO of Canva. Canva is an online graphic design platform. She has a net worth of $4.4 billion.

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16. Reed Hastings -

Netflix, the DVD-turned-video streaming service, was co-founded by Reed Hastings in 1997. The company today has over 296 million subscribers worldwide. Reed is worth $4.7 billion.

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15. Nithin Kamath -

Nithin Kamath is a co-founder of the discount brokerage company, Zerodha. He is also a stockbroker and is worth $4.8 billion.

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14. Garrett Camp -

Garrett Camp is the co-founder of Uber, a global ride-share service, as well as StumbleUpon, a discovery and advertising engine. He is worth $5.3 billion.

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13. Sam Walton -

Founder of Walmart, the multinational retail corporation, Sam Walton was 74 years old when he passed and was worth $8.6 billion. His brand is still one of the biggest hypermarket/grocery store chains in the US.

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12. Steve Jobs -

Steve Jobs co-founded Apple Inc. He served as chairman of the company, which is now worth over $2 trillion. Unfortunately, he passed away from complications from pancreatic cancer in 2011. At the time of his death, he was worth $10 billion.

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11. Brian Chesky -

Brian Chesky is the co-founder of Airbnb, a successful company that revolutionized the travel and hospitality industry. He is worth $10 billion.

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10. Jack Ma -

In 1999, Jack Ma founded Alibaba, China's largest e-commerce company. He has a net worth of $24.6 billion.

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9. Mukesh Ambani -

Indian businessman and entrepreneur Mukesh Ambani founded Reliance Industries which is a global Fortune 500 company. He has a net worth of $110.2 billion.

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8. Michael Dell -

Michael Dell, founder of Dell Technologies, a world-renowned technology company, has a net worth of $111.5 billion. His famous saying is "Recognize that there will be failures, and acknowledge that there will be obstacles."

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7. Steve Ballmer -

Steve Ballmer is an American entrepreneur who was the CEO of Microsoft from 2000 to 2014. He has a net worth of $131.1 billion.

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6. Bill Gates -

Bill Gates founded Microsoft in 1975 while he was a student at Harvard University. He has a net worth of $133.8 billion. In 2000, he and his then-wife co-founded the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a private charitable organization.

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5. Larry Page and Sergey Brin -

Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin are worth $146.6 billion and $140.4 billion respectively.

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4. Larry Ellison -

What eventually became Oracle Systems started as Software Development Laboratories (SDL) in 1977. It was co-founded by Larry Ellison. He has a net worth of $172.6 billion.

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3. Mark Zuckerberg -

American tech entrepreneur and founder of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg was studying at Harvard when he had the idea to connect people in a new way. Today he is worth $177.6 billion.

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2. Jeff Bezos -

Jeff Bezos is the founder of Amazon, which is the largest eCommerce marketplace used globally. He is with $201 billion.

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1. Elon Musk -

Topping the list is Elon Musk who has founded and co-founded numerous companies including, PayPal, Tesla, and SpaceX. Today he is worth $215.6 billion.

Sources: (BloggersPassion) (Forbes)

See also: Million and billion-dollar businesses that started as extra jobs

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