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Bill Gates Overthrown As The Richest Man, See Who by YoungestMuller(m): 9:44pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
A Spanish businessman has taken the title of
the richest man in the world from the CEO of
Microsoft, Bill Gates with what has been
described as a quiet rise to wealth.
Amancio Ortega
Spanish clothing magnate, Amancio Ortega, 79,
over took Microsoft founder Bill Gates for the
first time ever in the Forbes rich list.
According to Forbes’s real-time tracker, the
elusive multibillionaire founder of European
clothing retailer Zara smashed past Bill Gates to
become the wealthiest person on the planet,
with a fortune of $79.8 billion (€71.83 billion or
£51.84 billion).
Bill Gates’ estimated net worth is $79.5bn as of
this afternoon. He’s expected to take back his
top position from Ortega.
The elusive Ortega isn’t as much of a household
name as Gates, but he’s quietly ascended the
wealth rankings in recent years, as his company
continues to perform well and expand.
Unlike many of the richest people in the world,
Ortega has a fascinating rags-to-riches story.
Born in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War,
Ortega’s father earned 300 pesetas a month, a
meager salary.
Ortega’s biographer described his memories of
a childhood during which his family could not
always afford enough food. He left school in his
early teens, working his way up from the
absolute bottom rung as a messenger boy in a
shop.
It wasn’t until he was 40 years old that Ortega
got around to setting up Zara, the fast-fashion
retailer that has gone from strength to strength
first growing in Spain, then neighbouring
Portugal and France, then London. Now it’s all
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Re: Bill Gates Overthrown As The Richest Man, See Who by chocolateme(f): 9:46pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
Cool |
Re: Bill Gates Overthrown As The Richest Man, See Who by Greyworld: 9:48pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
I just hope I wake up tomorow morning with a very creative idea......becoming a mllionaire won't hurt much. |
Re: Bill Gates Overthrown As The Richest Man, See Who by Nobody: 10:09pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
At 70 what? Wow.. Such a dream come true story.. |
Re: Bill Gates Overthrown As The Richest Man, See Who by mrpatozky(m): 10:10pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
Bill gate sef... |
Re: Bill Gates Overthrown As The Richest Man, See Who by Nobody: 10:24pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
Ok |
Re: Bill Gates Overthrown As The Richest Man, See Who by Emodeee: 11:09pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
Who him help? |
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