Billionaires Wealth Sectors Flashcards
Who founded Amazon, revolutionizing e-commerce and cloud computing?
Jeff Bezos - Amazon
Who co-founded Microsoft and became one of the wealthiest individuals in the world?
Bill Gates - Microsoft
Who built the electric car company Tesla and space company SpaceX?
Elon Musk - Tesla, SpaceX
Who amassed a fortune by growing LVMH, the largest luxury goods company in the world?
Bernard Arnault - LVMH
Which billionaire co-founded Google and helped make it the largest search engine?
Larry Page - Google
Who founded Facebook (Meta) and became one of the youngest billionaires in the world?
Mark Zuckerberg - Facebook (Meta)
Which retail giant was founded by Amancio Ortega, who became a major fashion billionaire?
Amancio Ortega - Zara (Inditex)
Which billionaire made his fortune by co-founding and growing Nike into a global brand?
Phil Knight - Nike
Who co-founded and leads Berkshire Hathaway, a holding company for various businesses and investments?
Warren Buffett - Berkshire Hathaway
Who founded Alibaba, becoming one of China’s wealthiest entrepreneurs
Jack Ma - Alibaba
Who built Mars, Inc. into one of the largest candy and pet food manufacturers globally?
Jacqueline Mars - Mars, Inc.
ho co-founded ByteDance, known for its globally popular short-video app TikTok?
Zhang Yiming - ByteDance
Who is the founder of FedEx, which revolutionized logistics and delivery services?
Fred Smith - FedEx
Who co-founded Oracle and became one of the richest people in the technology sector?
Larry Ellison - Oracle
Which billionaire made their wealth by co-founding the cryptocurrency exchange Binance?
Changpeng Zhao - Binance
Who built HCA Healthcare, becoming one of the wealthiest in the healthcare industry?
Thomas Frist Jr. - HCA Healthcare
Who co-founded Uber, transforming urban transportation?
Travis Kalanick - Uber
Who made their fortune by leading the telecommunications company Bharti Airtel?
Sunil Mittal - Bharti Airtel
Who amassed wealth through Koch Industries, with extensive holdings in energy, chemicals, and agriculture?
Charles Koch - Koch Industries
Which tech entrepreneur founded Netflix, a leading video streaming service?
Reed Hastings - Netflix
Who expanded Reliance Industries into a diversified conglomerate with a focus on energy and telecom?
Mukesh Ambani - Reliance Industries
Who built the Wynn Resorts casino and hotel empire in Las Vegas and Macau?
Steve Wynn - Wynn Resorts
Who owns the Dallas Cowboys, making it one of the most valuable sports franchises in the world?
Jerry Jones - Dallas Cowboys
Who is the media mogul behind News Corp, which includes Fox News and The Wall Street Journal?
Rupert Murdoch - News Corp
Who co-founded Google alongside Larry Page, making a fortune in technology?
Sergey Brin - Google
Who made their fortune through equity firm Blackstone Group, one of the largest alternative investment companies?
Stephen Schwarzman - Blackstone Group
Who is a well-known billionaire owning the Miami Heat basketball team?
Micky Arison - Miami Heat
Who created the Red Bull empire and became one of the wealthiest in the beverage industry?
Dietrich Mateschitz - Red Bull
Who founded Serum Institute of India, making it the largest vaccine manufacturer in the world?
Cyrus Poonawalla - Serum Institute of India
Who built a fortune in cryptocurrency by creating and investing in Ripple?
Chris Larsen - Ripple
Who founded Huawei, a major global player in telecommunications equipment and smartphones?
Ren Zhengfei - Huawei
Who owns and operates Aldi supermarkets and became one of Germany’s wealthiest?
Theo Albrecht Jr. - Aldi
Who became wealthy through leading the luxury jewelry company Tiffany & Co.?
Bernard Arnault (LVMH) - Tiffany & Co.
Who purchased the Los Angeles Clippers NBA team, gaining fame as a sports franchise owner?
Steve Ballmer - Los Angeles Clippers
Who founded Prada and transformed it into a major luxury fashion brand?
Miuccia Prada - Prada
Who co-founded Tesla, transforming the electric car industry?
Elon Musk - Tesla
Who built Shangri-La Hotels, becoming one of Asia’s most successful hoteliers?
Robert Kuok - Shangri-La Hotels
Who co-founded and became the CEO of Coinbase, one of the largest cryptocurrency platforms?
Brian Armstrong - Coinbase
Who is the Russian billionaire known for being a prominent investor in aluminum company Rusal?
Oleg Deripaska - Rusal
Who expanded McDonald’s into a global fast-food empire, though not the original founder?
Ray Kroc - McDonald’s