What Degrees Did the World’s Top 100 Billionaires Obtain
- 32% of billionaires did not complete tertiary education
- 22% studied engineering at university
- 9% studied an arts degree, which is more than those who studied economics, finance, maths, law or science
- Those without a tertiary education top the list with an average of 30 billion dollars per billionaire
- Again, an arts degree earned more than other STEM subjects like maths and science
- 19% of the top 100 billionaires made their fortune through tech
- 15% made it through retail
- 39% of billionaires come from the USA
- If you look by continent, 40% are from north America, 29% are from Europe and 22% from Asia
- Africa has only 1 billionaire that falls in the top 100, as does Australia
What Degree Will Make you the most money?
- Those without a tertiary education top the list with an average of 24 billion dollars per billionaire
- Again, an arts degree earned more than other STEM subjects like maths and science
What Industry Will Make you a billionaire
- 19% of the top 100 billionaires made their fortune through tech
- 15% made it through retail
Which country produces the most billionaires
- 39% of billionaires come from the USA
- If you look by continent, 40% are from north America, 29% are from Europe and 22% from Asia
- Africa has only 1 billionaire that falls in the top 100, as does Australia
Profile of a top 100 Billionaires
Average age: 67.5
68% are currently married
Average number of children: 3
39% are American
68% have a university degree
22% studied engineering
They have an average wealth of $22.5 billion
19% made their wealth from tech