Monday 3 August 2015

8 Richest Internet Billionaires


Summing up the world’s richest internet billionaires in a short write up is easy said than done. This can be attributed to the diverse range of services and strategies followed by these professionals. Becoming successful in the virtual or internet market would be everyone’s dream. And, here is a quick glimpse through top eight entrepreneurs who were victorious in this journey.

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos: The list is topped by “Jeff Bezos”. He is responsible for Amazon.com, which began way back in 1995. The online market was initially known as a powerful bookstore. It has everything you can thing from A to Z. Currently, the ecommerce site makes revenue of more than 100, 000 million dollars. 

Google’s Larry Page: Second in line is “Larry Page”. He is one of the co-founders of “Google”. Over the years, Google has evolved to be one of the most visited web pages in the internet. It is a simple page that lets online users explore through great horizons. Larry Page is the 11th richest man in the US (according to 2014 stats). Another internet billionaire related to Google is “Sergey Brin”. He hailed from Russia and is a successful online entrepreneur. 

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg: The real face of “Facebook” would be “Mark Zuckerberg”. His innovative social networking site is accessed by more than 500 million users every day. Most of Zuckerberg’s wealth is from Facebook. Today, his social networking site tops everything else in the internet. And, it is quite rare to come across someone who doesn’t know Mark. 

eBay’s Pierre Omidyar: The list of internet billionaires will remain incomplete without “Pierre Omidyar”. In 1995, he launched eBay. It is quite interesting to note that eBay’s base code was written by Omidyar during a holiday weekend. Well, the rest is history as they say! Apart from being a successful online businessman, Omidyar is a philanthropist. He has a strong network with a commitment of more than 25 million dollars across diverse organizations and companies. 

Baidu’s Robin Li: If you are used to Chinese websites, you will definitely know “Robin Li”. He is responsible for “Baidu”, a famous search engine in China. When compared against many other search engines, this page is exceptionally special. He is known for his hard work and consistent performance.
Rakuten’s Hiroshi Mikitani: With more than 70 million users, Hiroshi Mikitani is the sole owner of “Rakuten”, a powerful ecommerce site in Japan. Due to extensive competition, Mikitani has diversified his website into different categories. This includes ecommerce sites like play.com, buy.com and priceminister.

Yahoo’s Ron Burkle: Ron Burkle is another successful internet Billionaire. He is the head of Yahoo! Apart from being a rich online entrepreneur Ron has made investments in clothing lines, sports teams and supermarkets. This makes him a consistent and thoughtful business personality of this age!

LinkedIn’s Reid Hoffman: Another successful internet billionaire would be Reid Hoffman. He founded LinkedIn and few other social networking sites. His association with PayPal and Zynga is exceptionally prominent. Reid is recognized as a savvy investor and coder too.

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