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22 college dropouts who are now billionaires

22 people who dropped out but cashed in
Evan Williams: $1.9 billion (£1.5bn)
Ted Turner: $2.5 billion (£2bn)
Richard Branson: $2.6 billion (£2bn)
Oprah Winfrey: $3 billion (£2.3bn)
Travis Kalanick: $3.6 billion (£2.8bn)
Barry Diller: $4.1 billion (£3.2bn)
Jack Dorsey: $4.2 billion (£3.2bn)
Gabe Newell: $4.3 billion (£3.3bn)
Steven Spielberg: $4.8 billion (£3.7bn)
Carl Icahn: $5.5 billion (£4.3bn)
Ralph Lauren: $9.2 billion (£7.1bn)
Giorgio Armani: $12 billion (£9.3bn)
Azim Premji: $12.1 billion (£9.4bn)
Jan Koum: $16.1 billion (£12.4bn)
Dustin Moskovitz: $17.9 billion (£13.8bn)
Li Ka-shing: $36.7 billion (£28.4bn)
Gautam Adani: $83.4 billion (£64.3bn)
Michael Dell: $108.4 billion (£83.6bn)
Amancio Ortega: $114.7 billion (£88.5bn)
Bill Gates: $135 billion (£104bn)
Larry Ellison: $176.6 billion (£136bn)
Mark Zuckerberg: $179.7 billion (£139bn)
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Dustin Moskovitz: $17.9 billion (£13.8bn)

The roommate who helped launch Facebook with Mark Zuckerberg from their Harvard dorm is now worth a staggering $17.9 billion (£13.8bn).

After dropping out of university and leaving Facebook, Dustin Moskovitz co-founded workflow software company Asana. The majority of his net worth today stems from his 2% stake in Facebook. 

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Danielle McAdam

12 July 2024

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