Jan 25, 2025, 12:58 PM IST

Top 10 world’s richest people and their education qualifications

Apurwa Amit

Tesla CEO Elon Musk who has a net worth of approximately $230 billion, has studied from University of Pennsylvania and holds Bachelor's in Physics and Economics

Bernard Arnault, the mastermind behind the LVMH conglomerate, which includes luxury brands such as Louis Vuitton and Sephora, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and Science degree from École Polytechnique in Paris.

Jeff Bezos, the founder and executive chairman of Amazon, completed his undergraduate studies at Princeton University, where he earned degrees in electrical engineering and computer science.

Larry Ellison, the chairman, chief technology officer, and co-founder of Oracle, is a notable example of success without a traditional academic path. He left two universities—the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois—before earning his degree.

Warren Buffett pursued business studies at the University of Nebraska before continuing his education in economics at Columbia University. The University of Nebraska is ranked between 701 and 710

Bill Gates is an American businessman and philanthropist best known for co-founding the software company Microsoft with his childhood friend Paul Allen. He took admission in Harvard University but did not graduate.

Sergey Brin graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park, earning an honours degree in mathematics and computer science. The university is ranked 218th in the QS World University Rankings.

The founder and CEO of NVIDIA, Jensen Huang, pursued higher education in electrical engineering at both Oregon State University and Stanford University.