Warren Buffet

Perhaps his success came from the meaning of the word Warren which is of a Germanic origin for “defender” – of his fortune. Valued at $62 billion, Warren Buffet is currently the world’s richest man. He is a self-made billionaire via investments made through his holding company, Berkshire Hathaway. Living a humble live, he is a philanthropist who had distributed most of his wealth to charity.

William Gates

The meaning of William originated from Germanic “resolute guardian” (of wealth?) possibly made William Gates or fondly known as Bill Gates, became a self-made billionaire through his well-known software company, Microsoft. Perhaps the name “Bill” also brings him luck as it may also refer to the “bill” as in the greenback. Second in the rank of world’s richest man, his net worth value is approximately $58 billion. He is now preparing to reduce his daily involvement in Microsoft and is planning to focus on his philanthropic activities through Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Lakshmi Mittal

Named after the Hindi “Goddess of Wealth”, Lakshmi Mittal is the owner of the world’s largest steel manufacturer, ArcelorMittal. Lakshmi, a self-motivated Indian citizen is currently residing in London, UK. Valued at $45 billion, he is one of the Europe’s richest resident.

Mukesh Ambani

Mukesh is a Hindi phrase for “conqueror of evil” has in fact conquered fortune inherited from his late father, an Indian industrialist, Dhirubhai Ambani through petrochemical business. Mukesh who has a net worth of $43 billion currently heads petrochemical company called Reliance Industries.

Li Ka-Shing

You maybe wondering the word Ka-Shing just sounds like “ka-ching” or the sound of money in the cash register. However, Ka-Shing basically refers to “success” in Chinese language. With net worth of $26.5 billion, he made his fortune through his two large conglomerates – Hutchinson Whampoa and Cheung Kong, running diversified businesses from telecommunication to energy and logistic. Ka-Shing is Hong Kong’s richest person, ranking at number 11 in the world’s billionaire list.

Mikhail Fridman

He is named after Mikhail, a biblical figure better known as Michael the Archangel, who brings peace and plenty. Ranked at number 20 in the rich list, luck was always on his side which made him a billionaire at the age of 40 with net worth of $20.8 billion. He became rich through his well diversified conglomerates which deal with oil, banking and telecommunication business in his homeland, Russia.

Amancio Ortega

The name Amancio, which means “the industrious one” in Spanish, made him successful with current net worth of $20.2 billion. At number 22 in the rich list, Spanish born Amancio Ortega made his fortune through Zara, one of the most successful apparel manufacturers in the world. He later invested in other businesses such as oil, banking and also real estate.