 11 most famous entrepreneurs of all time and what made them rich? Entrepreneurship isn't one of the easy things to do. It takes and demands a lot of hard work, consistency, perseverance, determination, diligence and well laid down goals and plans to become successful. I'm pretty sure you've seen or heard of businesses that shut down shortly after launch. Well if you thought they did so because they were unserious and didn't know a thing about running a business, try running yours first and you will understand how challenging it can be to manage one. Now, here's the thing about being an entrepreneur, yes it might be challenging and frustrating at different points, but achieving success isn't impossible. How do I know? You ask. Well, in this video, I'll share with you 11 most famous entrepreneurs of all time and what made them rich. If you're new here, consider subscribing so you won't miss other exciting videos like this. Number 1 Jeff Bezos Jeff Bezos, an American technology entrepreneur, founder, CEO and president of Amazon.com. By September 2018, had a net worth of $159.6 billion, which had doubled in just 12 months and made him the richest man in the world. Bezos, an electrical engineering and computer science graduate, worked in a variety of fields until he founded Amazon in late 1994 on a cross-country road trip from New York City to Seattle. Back then, Amazon started as an online bookstore. However, it has since expanded to become an e-commerce store for a wide variety of products and services, including video and online streaming. Number 2 Bill Gates Especially between the period 1995 to 2014, Bill Gates was named the richest man in the world on many occasions by renowned magazines such as Forbes. Gates is famous for his company Microsoft, the world's largest PC software company, which he had founded in 1975, along with Paul Allen. He showed an interest in computer programming at a very young age, spending all of his free time creating programs on the teletype terminal computer his school had donated. Bill Gates has an estimated net worth of $79 billion. Number 3 Madam C.J. Walker One of the first female entrepreneurs who earned the title of a millionaire was Madam C.J. Walker, was initially christened Sarah Breedlove. C.J. Walker was born in an economically backward family, and this made her work a series of jobs until she founded her cosmetics company selling a variety of beauty products. Not only did she sell beauty products, she also helped solve the problem of hair loss and scalp-related issues with her products and became a successful entrepreneur as a result. Number 4 Walt Disney Thanks to Walt Disney, the face of entertainment was changed with Disneyland, one of the most magnificent amusement parks ever birthed. Disney didn't come from a wealthy background. He started as a farm boy, drawing cartoon pictures of his neighbour's houses for fun. Disney started his career creating ads for newspapers and magazines and also working on commercials. Eventually, he started his firm called The Walt Disney Company, which produced several movies that turned out to be blockbusters and grossed millions of bucks around the world. As a result of the massive success of both his film company and the amusement park, Disney landed himself on the list of one of the greatest entrepreneurs ever. Number 5 Donald Trump Donald Trump before he became the President of the United States of America, first became famous for being a billionaire. Thanks to his real estate business and hospitality venture, Trump Entertainment Resorts. As of 2018, Forbes estimated Trump's net worth at $3.1 billion. Number 6 Oprah Winfrey Have you ever heard of an incredible rags-to-riches story that made you pat yourself on the back and whisper to yourself that you can do whatever it is that you want to do? Well, that's the kind of story Oprah Winfrey has. The talk show hosts is the wealthiest African American of the 21st century with a net worth of over $3 billion. She is regarded as arguably the most influential woman in the world. Winfrey came into the limelight during one of her radio gigs that got station managers impressed with her aeration and passion, leading Oprah to work her way up the ranks to more prominent radio stations, eventually resulting in her appearing on television as well. Today, apart from being the host of the Oprah Winfrey Show, she is known for being the founder of the media giant Harpo Productions. Number 7 Andrew Carnegie Thanks to this man, the steel industry received a tremendous expansion when he founded his own company, Carnegie Steel Company, and eventually sold to the renowned firm JP Morgan for $480 million. It was a lot of money when the deal struck back then. Carnegie had other ventures among which was the Carnegie Steel Mill, which is believed to be the most successful of all his undertakings. Number 8 Mark Zuckerberg I am pretty sure the name rings a bell because a good number of us use one or more of Mark Zuckerberg's products. This man revolutionized the whole idea of social networking through Facebook. He launched Facebook from his dormitory room at Harvard University on February 4th, 2004 with college roommates Eduardo Severin, Andrew McCullum, Dustin Moskowitz and Chris Hughes. And by 2012, the product had 1 billion users already. Zuckerberg's estimated net worth as of March 2018 was over $71 billion, making him the fifth richest person in the world. Number 9 J.D. Rockefeller J.D. Rockefeller was the richest man in history by most measures. Rockefeller, the son of a traveling salesman, showed early entrepreneurship promise when he started selling candy and doing odd jobs for neighbors. Eventually he founded his company, the Standard Oil Company, which made him filthy rich. Number 10 Steve Jobs Apple co-founder Steve Jobs makes this list. Although he passed away a long time ago in 2011, his input and intellect made Apple a multi-billion dollar technology giant that had generated a revenue of approximately 233.715 billion as of 2015. When the company was formed, they started out selling motherboards and later went on to produce sophisticated audio-visual gadgets such as the iPod, iPhones and iPads. When Jobs died, he had an estimated net worth of around $10.2 billion. Number 11 Richard Branson Richard Branson founded the Virgin Groups Company comprising over 400 companies. Branson started his business at an early stage of his life. He was only 16 when he started a magazine called Student. Eventually, he started the Virgin Group Company and went ahead to build aviation giant Virgin Atlantic Airlines, expanded to Virgin Records Music Label and created a couple of other corporations. Branson's net worth of $5.1 billion in September 2018 places him as the 388th richest person in the world. So there you go. Now you have discovered business role models that you can study and read about if you also want to become a successful business person. Thank you very much for watching our videos. If you like this video, watch more videos on our channel and subscribe. We love you.