20 MOST SUCCESSFUL OVERSEAS WORKERS IN THE WORLD

It is a fact that going through the stories of the most successful workers in the world also cheers you to do something extraordinary. If you wish to make your life remarkable and do global money transfers, you can take your motivation from this blog. It covers a brief biography of the 20 most successful people in the world who gained their life by working hard. 

Andrew Carnegie 

Born in Dunfermline, Andrew Carnegie owned a steel manufacturing industry. His net worth was about $380 million, which is around 309 billion by today’s standards. He was born into a lower-class family and lives in a tiny house. They were suffering from poverty when his father emigrated to Allegheny. 

He did his first job as a bobbin boy. Later he became a telegraph messenger and earned $4.00 per week through his streak of hard work. Eventually, he started to invest money. He made several car, railway, oil, and petroleum investments. He used the money to build a library, saving lives by training nurses; later, he became a writer and journalist.  

He retired at 66 as the wealthiest man in the world. His book ‘’Gospel of Wealth’’ inspired many other entrepreneurs. Andrew Carnegie died on 11th August 1919 at the age of 83. He was famous for his investments, his oil, and his writings. He is the most influential philanthropist in history. Most of his money transfers were for open-book libraries. He made 2,811 lending libraries around the world. 

Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs was born on February 24, 1955.  He was undoubtedly the father of the IT world. Steve was adopted. He did his first job as a technician. Later he with his friend decided to assemble computers and sell them for a profit. 

On 1st April 1976, he founded the Apple Computer Company. Within four years, Apple hit sky heights. Apple launched its first macintosh in 1984. Due to reasons, Jobs lost control of the company in 1985. He still had shares in the business. 

Immediately after that, he founded another company - NeXT computers. In 1996 Apple computers bought his company, bringing Steve back to Apple as permanent CEO. After doing remarkable work in the IT industry, Steve died on October 5, 2011. 

Henry Ford

Henry Ford, born in Michigan, has a net worth of $1.1 billion. He made mainstream automobiles into reality. He came from a mid-wealth family. He repeated things again and again until he mastered them. Dyslexia didn't hurdle his way to success. 

He met Thomas Edison in 1981, and he allowed Henry to use the warehouse for manufacturing vehicles. He founded the Detroit Automobile Company in 1989. Unfortunately, this company didn't run longer. Then he made the Cadillac Automobile Company. Later on, selling shares became Ford Motor Company. 

According to recent stats, this company made around 156 billionU.S. dollars in 2019. 

Mark Zuckerberg 

Born on May 14, 1984, Mark revolutionized social media and networking. He is one of the wealthiest men on earth. He is the co-founder, chairman, CEO, and controlling shareholder of Facebook. He launched Facebook in 2004. 

Facebook soon beat MySpace and Bebo. Accel Partners invested $12.7 million in Facebook to help it evolve further. Soon many brands and companies wanted to buy shares, but Mark was still the CEO of Facebook. He has forever changed the way we interact. 

According to a magazine, Zuckerberg's net worth is about $68 billion. 

Jeff Bezos 

Jeff Bezos has revolutionized E-commerce. He is the founder and CEO of the most known e-commerce site, Amazon.com. From a young age, He was into scientific examinations and persuaded his parents to turn their garage into his private working space. After graduating from Princeton University, he figured his way into computer science.

In 1994, while on a road trip,  he came up with a plan called Amazon. Amazon.com has revenue of around $280.52 billion. 

According to reports, Jeff’s net worth has grown 34% in the last five years. This increase predicts that he will become the world’s first trillionaire by 2026. 

William Bill Gates 

Born in Washington, Bill changed the personal computer forever. Bill and his friends tried to understand the inner workings of the computer. They were banned from DEC PDP-10 for exploiting codes. 

After scoring the highest (1600) on SATs, he entered Harvard university. He later decided to leave the university to start his own business. He was influenced by Altair 8800. He wanted to see how he could serve in technology. Allen and Bill started Microsoft in 1975. After a lot of hard work, they gained advancements in the technology world. They started manufacturing their products. They launched the first copy of windows in 1985, making Microsoft a big player. It has now become the most prominent computer IT business. 

The reports show Bill’s net worth is around U.S. $130 billion. He made his charity foundation: Gates Foundation. 

Larry Page

Born on March 26, 1973, Larry completely revolutionized online searching and media. He is a co-founder of the most recognised, helpful search engine in the world: Google. He got a master's degree in Computer Science from Stanford University. He met Sergey Brin in 1955, and they co-founded the company Google incorporated. They later hired Eric Schmidt as CEO. 

In1999, they had many investors. They accepted an investment of $25 million from Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Sequoia Capital And made the search engine we today know as google. 

According to research, Google was producing over $960 million in profits by 2003. The net worth of Larry Page was around $58.3 billion in 2020. 

Sergey Brin 

Born on August 21, 1973, Sergey revolutionized online searching and media. He is a co-founder of Google Incorporation.  Born in Russia, he immigrated to America when he was 6yrs old. He got a degree in mathematics and computer science from the University of Maryland. He went to Stanford University for PhD in computer science. There he met Larry page. They worked together and designed new algorithms. They wanted to hack Stanford's online website but created a massive potential search engine. In 2020, Sergey Brin had a net worth of around $56.2 billion.

Sir Richard Branson 

He was born on 18th July 1950 in London. He has his work in music, travel, and charity. Over 360 different companies came under his company, the Virgin Group. He started his education in 1963. He started his business journey in 1966 by launching a Student Magazine. After one year, he started the Student Advisory Centre. In 1970, he created a mail-order company. All of these were great successes. In 1984, Branson made Virgin Atlantic Airways company which went platinum quickly. 

The most outstanding achievement of Branson is his company: Virgin Galactic, which aims at space tourism. According to gossip, it will leave behind the technology of spaceships. In April 2020, the net worth of Sir Richard Branson was $4.4 billion.

Thomas Alva Edison

Well known for his innovations in the field of science, Thomas Alva Edison was born on February 11, 1857, in Ohio. His motivation and persistence make him one of the best workers. He spent most of his childhood in illness. He became a minor celebrity after saving a toddler being hit by a train. 

He made thousands of inventions. However, his glory came when he developed the tinfoil phonograph. He wanted to work on creating a telegraph transmitter to be an efficient worker. Following his ideas and many failures, he made his first successful invention. He made many more inventions and died on October 18th, 1931, with a net worth of $12,000,000. He was a passionate man. His creations have entirely changed the way this world works. 

Ariana Huffington

She was born on July 15, 1950. She has highly influenced blogging and online news. She is also an author and has written different biographies. She later co-founded Huffington Post. Her websites provide information of every type. After some time, she launched a local version of Huffington Post known as HuffPost Chicago. 

She has won many awards like the People’s Voice Award, an award for the best politics blog award twice. Her estimated net worth of Ariana is $60 million. 

Matthew Boulton

Matthew was born in Birmingham. He was an entrepreneurial manufacturer. He wasn't born rich. He attended a local school. He was married to the daughter of a wealthy Mercer. Later he developed an interest in precious metals. He traveled throughout the UK to sell his goods. 

He also gave the sword to the royals as a gift. After accumulating the wealth from his two marriages and the inheritance he received from his property, he grew his business. He soon gained popularity because of his technological advancements. He made royals come and stay with him at Soho's house so they could see his work. 

Later he developed an interest in astronomy. He was made the Sheriff of Staffordshire before his death in 1809 at 80. At the time of his death, he was one of the most prosperous manufacturers in the UK.  

Peter Jones  

 

He was born on 18 March 1966 and revolutionized telecommunications. He is known for his role in Dragon’s Den and American Inventor. He mostly made business dealings in telecommunication and media. 

He set up a successful tennis academy at the age of 16. His second business was a technological company that went bankrupt. Later he joined Siemens Nixdorf and became the youngest CEO in the UK at 20. Afterwards, he worked in a telecommunication company, and his subsequent business was Phones International Group. After back-wrecking hard work, he gained what he deserved. He brought telecommunications to a new level. 

Penny Streeter

She was born on 1st August 1967. She has gained her name by creating employment opportunities. She has a unique story of success. She launched her recruitment business in the UK, which failed in 1989. She broke down after the failure of her first marriage and work life. But she turned her life around.

She picked herself up by launching another business venture, Ambition 24hours. It turned out to be a success. It covered recruitment sectors of nursing, teaching, and lecturers. She later launched a nursing agency. In just two years, it was the most prominent temporary nursing personnel. 

Charles Kemmons Wison

Hotelier Charles Kemmons was born on January 5, 1913. He had a unique passion and commitment to the hotelier business. He came up with the fantastic idea on a road trip when he realized that most roadside motels were not up to scratch.   

He made friendly, consistent, and high-quality hotels and motels. He and his business partner named it the Holiday Inn of America. It grew dramatically. In a decade, Wilson made 1000 different holiday Inns. He retired from the company in 1979 with a net worth of $100 million. 

Simon Nixon

Simon was born in August 1967 and completely revolutionized the online financial system. Simon likes to keep his life private. He is the man who founded the money supermarket. He established the business in 1993 while attending Nottingham university in the UK. He added money transfer services in 1999. 

Later he opened another website called insurance supermarket and travel supermarket. It is now one of the best companies in the UK. 

Anita Roddick 

Anita was born in the UK and did wonders in the cosmetic industry. She created Bodyshop with only 15 products she gathered from around the world. She soon opened several stores, and the Body Shop grew dramatically. By 2023 she had over 75 million customers. The deal with the l'oreal company made her $1.03 billion, which was the best reward for her service to green consumerism. 

Donald trump

He needs no introduction. Born on 14th June 1946, Trump was the former president of the USA. he did wonders in the real estate industry. Trump has been on a continuous ride of success and failure. He began working for his father in the 1960s. He completed the massive project using less than a third of the remaining budget that New York City failed to complete. 

He also faced failures. In 1992 Trump had to sign bankruptcy because he could not pay back his debts. But he managed to get out of debt and become a multi-billionaire. 

Oprah Gail Winfrey

Oprah was born on 29th January 1954 and made her mark in the media and entertainment industry. A terrible childhood didn't hurdle her way to success. She was sexually attacked at nine and later lost the child at birth when she was only 14. 

She gained fame from her dream job as a talk-show host. She soon became one of the most loved media celebrities. She founded a company called Harpo Studios in 1988, which Oprah spelt backwards. This company is growing in leaps and bounds. She also co-founded oxygen media. Through her hard work and consistency, she gained a personal wealth of $2.8 billion. 

Steve case

Steve was born on 21 August 1958. He did a degree in political science. He worked as an assistant brand manager and marketing manager in his early start of practical life. Steve co-founded Quantum Computer Services and became president of marketing. He soon became the CEO of the company. He started working with apple and PC-link. Steve, with his team, made many innovative games over the years.  

Final verdict 

Going through the success stories of the 20 most successful workers worldwide must have motivated you enough to do profitable online money transfers. Life is unpredictable. Some are born millionaires, and some start from scratch. But we decide our fate by the amount of work we perform. 

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