Billionaire Facts

Famous billionaire Howard Hughes stored his own urine in large bottles.

In 2000, China had zero billionaires. By 2024, it had over 800 billionaires, the second-highest number in the world after the United States.

Martha Stewart became a billionaire while in prison.

Oil tycoon, John D. Rockefeller, was the world's first billionaire.

The world's ten richest billionaires have more combined wealth than the 40 poorest countries' annual GDP.

Despite being one of the top 10 richest men in the world, Ingvar Kamprad (founder of IKEA) lives in a small home, eats at IKEA, and uses the bus.

J.K. Rowling became the first person to fall off the Forbes billionaire list primarily due to charitable giving, donating over $160 million to causes including children's welfare and multiple sclerosis research.

Bill Gates could give away 98% of his wealth and still be a billionaire.