The world has more than 1,400 people with a net worth of more than a billion dollars. At the top of the list, familiar faces like Microsoft’s Bill Gates dominate the media and serve as role models for entrepreneurial aspirations.
Slightly lower on the list, dozens of emerging American tech billionaires have been at the forefront of technology and reaped the benefit.
For some, fractions of total net worth have been spent on bigger boats and multiple homes. For others, charitable giving has augmented not just public image, but legacy.
Bill Gates, will be remembered with his wife for the largest privately operated foundation in the world, in addition to founding Microsoft.
And lower on the list, individuals like Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, might soon be remembered for investing money in institutions that play an integral role in our society, like journalism and his recent acquisition of the Washington Post.
Innovators will continue to create societal change and make billions. A new form of “good” innovators will continue to change society long after they have amassed exceptional wealth.
Insights provided by the Critical Mention media monitoring service
Slightly lower on the list, dozens of emerging American tech billionaires have been at the forefront of technology and reaped the benefit.
For some, fractions of total net worth have been spent on bigger boats and multiple homes. For others, charitable giving has augmented not just public image, but legacy.
Bill Gates, will be remembered with his wife for the largest privately operated foundation in the world, in addition to founding Microsoft.
And lower on the list, individuals like Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, might soon be remembered for investing money in institutions that play an integral role in our society, like journalism and his recent acquisition of the Washington Post.
Innovators will continue to create societal change and make billions. A new form of “good” innovators will continue to change society long after they have amassed exceptional wealth.
Insights provided by the Critical Mention media monitoring service
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