The Billionaires’ Cluster [Infographics]

These Infographics relies on the Data Analysis done by @RosebudAnwuri on “A Data Driven Guide to Becoming A Consistent Billionaire”.

When I first read the article on her blog, I was both intrigued and fascinated. I did some research on the billionaires and how they made it.

Fun fact: In the past 32 years, only 5 people had held the title of the richest person in the World. This changed when Jeff Bezos became the World’s Richest Person in 2018.

The Billionaires Cluster

Fun fact: The youngest billionaires in the world are Alexandra Andresen (21) and Katharina Andresen (22).

Types of Billionaires

• The Consistent: These are individuals who have consistently been billionaires year in and year out. It also includes billionaires that have been away from the list for at most a year (e.g. Mark Zuckerberg in 2008). They should have been billionaires before 2015.
• The Ghosts: These are billionaires who left the list and have not returned in the past four years. They also should have made their debut before 2015.
• The Hustlers: This category includes every other billionaire who made their debut before 2015. i.e.

1. Those that left more than once and made a comeback each time.
2. Those who, although made it back to the list, spent more than a year away.
3. Those who are yet to come back but have not spent up to 4 years off the list.

• The Newbies: These are billionaires that made their debut between 2015 and 2017.

Fun fact: The youngest self-made billionaire is John Collison (27), Cofounder of Stripe with his brother Patrick Collison (29).

Types of Billionaires

Breakdown

Changes in 2018

According to Forbes, there are 2,208 billionaires (an 8% increase from the number in 2017). In addition, they are worth $9.1 trillion together. There are 259 new billionaires in the list (including the first ever from Hungary and Zimbabwe). 121 dropped out of the list due to falling fortunes, political headwinds etc.

Fun fact: There are 42 Women on the Newcomers list. *Yay Girl Power!*

2011–2017 Facts

The study conducted by @RosebudAnwuri in A Data Driven Guide to Becoming A Consistent Billionaire looks at about 3000 Forbes profiles of billionaires from 2011 to 2017.

Methodology

The following criteria were used in analyzing the billionaires

• Age
• Gender
• Self Made vs Inherited
• Education Degrees (Drop Outs, Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree, PhD and Professional Degrees)
• Regions
• Industries

Per Regions

Top Industries

Education Degrees

Fun fact: Bill Gates has been the World’s Richest Person for 18 of the past 24 years.

Billionaires in Nigeria

We perform a further study on the Billionaires who have ever been on the Billionaires List in Nigeria and their current status today.

Nigerian Billionaires

Fun Fact: All the billionaires in Nigeria (and in Africa) have at least 1 degree.

Sources

1. Meet The Members Of The Three-Comma Club
2. A Data Driven Guide to Becoming A Consistent Billionaire

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