From Elon Musk To Mark Zuckerberg: Know Educational Backgrounds Of World's Richest People

Elon Musk, the visionary behind Tesla and SpaceX, has a net worth of 198 billion dollars(approximately Rs 16 lakh crore). Musk began his education at Queen's University in Ontario, Canada, and later transferred to the University of Pennsylvania. He earned degrees in physics and economics but left a Ph.D. program at Stanford University after just two days to dive into the tech industry.

Bernard Arnault, chairman and CEO of LVMH, recently became the world’s richest person with a net worth of 221 billion dollars(approximately Rs 18 lakh crore). Arnault’s academic journey began at École Polytechnique, one of France’s top engineering schools, where he earned an engineering degree that laid the groundwork for his luxury goods empire.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, with a net worth of 193.9 billion dollars (approximately Rs 16 lakh crore), started his education at Princeton University. Initially a physics major, Bezos switched to electrical engineering and computer science. In 2008, he was awarded an honorary doctorate in science and technology from Carnegie Mellon University.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, one of the most well-known college dropouts, began studying mathematics and computer science at Harvard University in 1973. Gates left after two years to start Microsoft with Paul Allen, a decision that led to a net worth that once made him the richest man in the world.

Warren Buffett, known as the "Oracle of Omaha," pursued his education at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania before transferring to the University of Nebraska, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration. Buffett later earned a master’s degree in economics from Columbia Business School, studying under Benjamin Graham, the ‘father of value investing.’

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of META, was a Harvard University student majoring in psychology and computer science when he created Facebook. Zuckerberg left Harvard in 2005 to focus on the rapid growth of the social network, which has since evolved into one of the world’s leading tech companies.

Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle, has a net worth of 143.8 billion dollars (approximately Rs 11 lakh crore). Ellison attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and later the University of Chicago, where he studied physics, mathematics, and computer design. Despite not completing his degree, Ellison’s innovative contributions to the tech world have been monumental.