The Forbes World’s Billionaires list is the definitive list of the world’s wealthiest people; if you’ve always wondered who the lucky few are in life, consider this your guide.
No rummaging in the back of the sofa for bus change for these hardworking business moguls – they’ve got BILLIONS to their name.
With about 2,500 people on the list, eight Irish men have made it.
#77 Pallonji Mistry – $14.3b
What does he do? Construction.
#215 John Grayken – $6.6b
What does he do? Private Equity (mostly real estate).
#348 Denis O’Brien – $4.7b
What does he do? Telecomms, a.k.a he’s a cell phone and media tycoon.
#745 John Dorrance III. – $2.7b
What does he do? He owns Campbell’s Soup, yo.
#1030 Dermot Desmond – $2b
What does he do? Finance. Duh.
#1234 Martin Naughton – $1.7b
What does he do? Heating Equipment.
#1795 John Collison – $1.1b
What does he do? Co-Founder of Stripe tech company. And he’s only 27!
#1795 Patrick Collison – $1.1b
What does he do? Co-Founder of Stripe tech company. And he’s only 29!
Fair play to them…
Header image: John Collison/Forbes
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