10 Self-Made Billionaires Who Came From Nothing

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No. 1 Francois Pinault –Kering (EPA:KER)

Net worth: $15 billion

Francois Pinault is a French businessman, who was born very poor, and had to quit high school in 1974 after being bullied for being underprivileged. As a businessman, he started buying small firms for a fraction of the cost, when the market crashed. He eventually started Pinault-Printemps-Redoute (PPR) owning high-end fashion houses. In June, 2013, the French multinational company became Kering with a worldwide brand portfolio distributed in 120 countries.

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