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Super-rich billionaires who were once poor

From tough times to super-rich
J.K Rowling: $1 billion (£785m)
Guy Laliberté: $1.2 billion (£942m)
Jay-Z: $2.5 billion (£2bn)
Howard Schultz: $2.9 billion (£2.3bn)
Oprah Winfrey: $3 billion (£2.4bn)
George Soros: $6.7 billion (£5.3bn)
Steve Bisciotti: $6.9 billion (£5.4bn)
Rocco Commisso: $7.5 billion (£5.9bn)
Ken Langone: $8.7 billion (£6.8bn)
Ralph Lauren: $9.2 billion (£7.2bn)
Roman Abramovich: $9.7 billion (£7.6bn)
Shahid Khan: $12 billion (£9.4bn)
Jan Koum: $16.1 billion (£12.6bn)
Harold Hamm: $18.5 billion (£14.5bn)
François Pinault: $25.8 billion (£20.2bn)
Li Ka-Shing: $35.8 billion (£28.1bn)
Jensen Huang: $105.9 billion (£83.1bn)
Amancio Ortega: $111.3 billion (£87.3bn)
Larry Ellison: $153.1 billion (£120bn)
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Shahid Khan: $12 billion (£9.4bn)

Born in Pakistan to a middle-class family, Khan moved to the US when he was a teen to study. He reportedly slept in a YMCA hostel that cost $2 (£1.60) a night, washing dishes for $1.20 (95p) an hour to make ends meet.

But the businessman’s hard work paid off. He bought auto parts firm Flex-N-Gate in 1980 after previously working at the company and designing a one-piece truck bumper that was hugely successful. Today, he owns US NFL team the Jacksonville Jaguars, and British soccer team Fulham, and is worth a staggering $12 billion (£9.4bn). 

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Alice Cattley

12 June 2024

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