Top 10 High School Dropouts Who Became Billionaires 2020

TOP 10 HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS THAT BECAME BILLIONAIRES

NUMBER 10 Harold Hamm
Net Worth: $14.2 Billion
Source of Wealth: Oil and Gas
High School Diploma
Harold Glenn Hamm born on the 11th of December 1945 is an American entrepreneur primarily involved in the oil and gas business who is best known for pioneering the development of the large shale oil resources of the Bakken formation. As of January 2018, Hamm's net worth was estimated to be $14.2 billion, making him the then 79th richest person in the United States.

NUMBER 9 Thomas Peterffy
Net Worth: $19.5 Billion
Source of Wealth: Discount Brokerage
Dropped out of New York University
Thomas Peterffy born on September 30, 1944 is a Hungarian-born American billionaire businessman. He is the founder, chairman, and the largest shareholder of Interactive Brokers. Peterffy worked as an architectural draftsman after immigrating to the United States, and later became a computer programmer. In 1977, Peterffy purchased a seat on the American Stock Exchange and played a role in developing the first electronic trading platform for securities. According to Forbes he is the richest Hungarian, and the richest person in Florida.

NUMBER 8 Paul Allen
Net Worth: $20 Billion
Source of Wealth: Microsoft and Investments
Dropped out of Washington State University
Paul Gardner Allen born on January 21, 1953 was an American business magnate, researcher, investor, and philanthropist. He is best known for co-founding Microsoft Corporation with childhood friend Bill Gates in 1975, which helped spark the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s and became the world's largest personal computer software company. Allen left active operations at Microsoft in early 1983 after a Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis, remaining on its board as vice chairman.

NUMBER 7 Li Ka-Shing
Net Worth: $29.4 Billion
Source of Wealth: CK Hutchinson Holdings
Dropped out of high school
Sir Li Ka-shing born on the 13th of June 1928 is a Hong Kong business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. As of June 2019, Li is the 30th richest person in the world, with an estimated net wealth of US$29.4 billion.

NUMBER 6 Michael Dell
Net Worth: $31 Billion
Source of Wealth: Dell Computers
Dropped out of University of Texas at Austin
Michael Saul Dell born on February 23, 1965 is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder and CEO of Dell Technologies, one of the world's largest technology infrastructure companies.

NUMBER 5 Francois Pinault
Net Worth: $32.8 Billion
Source of Wealth: Luxury Goods
Dropped out of high school
François Pinault born on 21 August 1936 is a French billionaire businessman, founder of the luxury group Kering and the investment company Artémis.

NUMBER 4 Sheldon Adelson
Net Worth: $37.7 Billion
Source of Wealth: Las Vegas Sands, Casinos
Dropped out of City College of New York
Sheldon Gary Adelson born on August 4, 1933 is an American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and political donor.

NUMBER 3 Larry Ellison
Net Worth: $69.1 Billion
Source of Wealth: Oracle, software
Dropped out of University of Chicago and University of Illinois
Lawrence Joseph Ellison born on August 17, 1944 is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist who is a co-founder and the executive chairman and chief technology officer of Oracle Corporation.

NUMBER 2 Mark Zuckerberg
Net Worth: $82 Billion
Source of Wealth: Facebook
Dropped out of Harvard University
Mark Elliot Zuckerberg born on May 14, 1984 is an American internet entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is known for co-founding Facebook, Inc. and serves as its chairman, chief executive officer, and controlling shareholder.
Born in White Plains, New York, Zuckerberg attended Harvard University, where he launched the Facebook social networking service from his dormitory room on February 4, 2004, with college roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes.

NUMBER 1 Bill Gates
Net Worth: $107.1 Billion
Source of Wealth: Microsoft
Dropped out of Harvard University
William Henry Gates III born on October 28, 1955 is an American business magnate, software developer, investor, and philanthropist. He is best known as the co-founder of Microsoft Corporation. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), president and chief software architect, while also being the largest individual shareholder until May 2014. He is one of the best-known entrepreneurs and pioneers of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s.