The 1st jobs of 7 famous billionaires

Famous billionaires have had a wide range of first jobs, and their current estimated net worth varies, according to multiple sources examined by Becker's.

We looked at the first jobs of famous billionaires using a list from GOBankingRates as well as an article by Spencer Rozek, an author and content writer for The Small Business Blog, which was emailed to Becker's. We also looked at Forbes' real-time billionaires list for each individual's estimated net worth as of March 14. 

Below are seven famous billionaires along with their first jobs and estimated net worth, per this analysis.

Elon Musk: CEO of Tesla Motors

First job: Software engineer
Estimated net worth: $187.9 billion

Warren Buffet: Chair and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway

First job: Newspaper deliverer
Estimated net worth: $133.8 billion

Bill Gates: Former CEO of Microsoft, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

First job: Computer programmer
Estimated net worth: $130.2 billion 

Mark Zuckerberg: Co-founder of Meta Platforms

First job: College student
Estimated net worth: $172.5 billion

Richard Branson: British business magnate

First job: Student magazine founder
Estimated net worth: $2.1 billion

Mark Cuban: American business owner and owner of the Dallas Mavericks

First job: Door-to-door sales
Estimated net worth: $5.4 billion

Jeff Bezos: Chair and founder of Amazon

First job: McDonald's crew member
Estimated net worth: $196.8 billion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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