This is How Long it Took 21 of the Most Renowned Millionaires to Become Billionaires

Post-modern philosopher and well-known telecommunications spokesperson Aubrey Drake Graham once famously tweeted the following:

Not to be outdone, oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens chimed in with his own modest take financial acumen:

Pretty cool exchange – but is there any truth in T. Boone’s wisdom? A recent infographic developed by Fleximize analyzes how long it took 21 of the world’s most renowned entrepreneur millionaires to reach billionaire status suggests a resounding “perhaps.”

From Buffett to Zuckerberg: See when 21 of the world’s richest people made their first billion.
Click image to open interactive version (via Fleximize).

Most billionaires listed took considerably less time to reach the billion-dollar mark than they did amassing their first million dollars. But here’s where Pickens’ theory kicks in: this top brass falls within the 0.0054% of millionaires in the world who become billionaires.

Until then, just be happy you reach the next thousand.

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