Here is an article that discusses the most famous business leaders in the world.
There are several business leaders in the world today who are an inspiration to many people. We have seen many businessmen and women set up lasting and successful businesses.
But who are the most famous business leaders in the world?
One name most people will agree with as one of the most famous and successful business leaders is Elon Musk. Elon and fellow American businessman Jeff Bezos are famous business leaders.
Both Elon and Jeff Bezos own huge businesses generating millions of dollars. They have built what most people tried achieving in years.
Well, in a moment, we are going to list the top and most famous business leaders in the world.
Who Are the Most Famous Business Leaders in the World?
American business tycoon Elon Musk has always been an inspiration to millions of people around the world. The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX is one of the most famous and successful businessmen on the planet.
Other names on our list include French billionaire Bernard Arnault, former CEO of Amazon Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Jack Ma, and Sheryl Sandberg.
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25 Most Famous Business Leaders in the World
Want to find out the most famous business leaders in the world, check out our list of the top 25.
#25. Travis Kalanick
American billionaire Travis Kalanick is a famous businessman and the former CEO of Uber. Kalanick is the co-founder of Uber and as of 2023, he has a net worth of $4 billion.
Before the introduction of Uber in 2009, people only managed to get a ride through a taxi can service. When Uber was introduced to the public in 2009, it was easier to order a ride with a smartphone.
We can all agree that Ubeer has made things easier and simple. Uber is an invention that has transformed the movement of persons from one place to another.
Uber is still the best and more preferred travel service in the world today. Let’s not forget there is a travel service just like Uber.
Travis was among those who created the most reliable and comfy travel service in the world.
#24. Sheryl Sandberg
American billionaire Sheryl Kara Sandberg was on August 28, 1969, in Washington D.C. Sandberg attended Harvard University where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts and Masters of Business Administration degrees.
Since 2008, Sheryl Sandberg has been the Chief Operating of Facebook. The American businesswoman was the vice president of global online sales and operations at Google.
Sandberg was named in Time’s 100 most influential people in the world in 2012. Sheryl has also been an influential advocate for women who want to build a successful businesses.
With a net worth of over $1 billion, Sheryl Sandberg is one of the most famous business leaders in the world.
#23. Larry Ellison
American business magnate Larry Joseph Ellison is the co-founder, executive chairman, and former CEO of Oracle Corporation. Ellison is also the chief technology officer of Oracle Corporation.
Larry Ellison has a net worth of over $80 billion, which makes him one of the richest persons in the world. The American businessman appointed Mark Hurd to CEO of Oracle Corporation in 2018.
Ellison owns 1.5% of the shares of Tesla and almost 43% of the shares of Oracle Corporation.
#22. Stefan Persson
Stefan Persson is one of the most famous business leaders in the world.
Born on October 4, 1947, Carl Stefan Erling Persson is a Swedish businessman and one of the richest people in the world.
The Swedish billionaire was the chairman of the fashion company H&M until 2020. The fashion company H&M was founded in 1947 by his father Erling Persson.
In 1982, Stefan took over the family business from his father and he was the manager of H&M until 1998. Persson also owns a stake in the Swedish tech company Hexagon AB.
Bloomberg Billionaire Index reports that Persson had a net worth of over $21 billion as of 2022.
#21. Amancio Ortega
Spanish billionaire Amancio Ortega is one of the most famous business leaders in the world.
Ortega was born on March 28, 1936, in Busdongo de Arbas, Spain. The Spanish businessman is the founder and former chairman of Inditex fashion group, best known for Zara clothing and accessories shops.
With a net worth of $62.9 billion, Amanciao Ortega is the wealthiest person in Spain and the third richest man in Europe. Ortega was also the richest person in the world for a little period of time in 2015.
The Spanish businessman got into that position when his net worth reached $80 billion.
#20. Susanne Klatten
With a net worth estimated at $23.4 billion, German billionaire Susanne Hana Ursula Klatten is one of the most famous business leaders in the world.
The German businesswoman was born on April 28, 1962, in Bad Homburg, then West Germany. Klatten is the wealthiest woman in Germany and the 65th richest person in the world.
In the early 1980s, Susanne worked for the advertising agency Young & Rubicam. Klatten attended the University of Buckingham, where she studied a course in marketing and management.
The German billionaire gained more business experience in London under Dresdner Bank, McKinsey, and the bank Bankhaus Reuschel &CO.
#19. Bernard Arnault
French business magnate Bernard Arnault is the founder, chairman, and CEO of LVMH Moet Hennessy Lois Vuitton.
According to Forbes, Bernard Arnault is the richest person on the planet, with a net worth of $213 billion. Arnalt’s family is considered the wealthiest family in the world.
The French billionaire was educated at the Lycee Maxence Van Der Meersch in Roubaix and the Lycee Faidherbe in Lille. Bernard graduated from the Ecole Polytechnique and after that, he started working in his father’s company.
Arnault has several art collections including works from Picasso, Henry Moore, Andy Warhol and Yves Klein.
#18. Reed Hastings
Born on October 8, 1960, Reed Hastings is an American business, the co-founder and executive chairman of Netflix.
Before he became the executive chairman of Netflix, Hastings was a member of the California State Board of Education. The American billionaire is an advocate for education reform through charter schools.
With a net worth of over $3 billion, Reed Hastings is one of the most famous business leaders in the world.
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#17. Mary Barra
American businesswoman Marry Teresa Bara has been the chief executive officer of General Motors since 2014. She succeeded Daniel Akerson as the CEO of General Motors.
In 1985, Mary graduated from the General Motors Institute, where she obtained a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering. Barra also attended Stanford Graduate School of Business on a General Motors (GM) fellowship.
In 1990, she received a Master of Business Administration degree from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
#16. Ma Huateng
Chinese billionaire Ma Huateng is one of the most famous business leaders in the world.
Huateng is the founder and CEO of Tencent, one of the largest investment, gaming, and entertainment conglomerates on the planet.
Ma has been named Time magazine’s most influential people in the world in 2007, 2014, and 2018.
In 2015, Ma was credited as one of the most powerful people in the world by Forbes. According to Bloomberg Billionaire Index, Ma Huateng currently has a net worth of $43 billion.
The Chinese billionaire also ranks fourth in the list of Forbes’s China 100 Richest People.
#15. Mark Zuckerberg
Zuckerberg is one of America’s richest internet entrepreneurs.
Born on May 14, 1984, Zuckerberg is known for co-founding Facebook and Meta Platforms. Although Zuckerberg launched Facebook in 2004 with his roommates, it was in 2012 that he took the company public.
At the age of 23, the American became the youngest self-made billionaire in the world. Today, he has a net worth of over $51 billion, making him one of the wealthiest persons in the world.
#14. Larry Page
American business magnate Lawrence Edward Page is the co-founder of Google.
The American internet entrepreneur was born on March 26, 1973, in Lansing, Michigan. Page studied at the University of Michigan, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science with a major in computer science.
In 1998, he received a Master of Science in computer science from Stanford University.
Page currently has a net worth of $86.7 billion, which makes him one of the wealthiest persons in the world.
#13. Bill Gates
American investor William Henry Gates III is one of the most famous business leaders in the world. Gates and his late childhood friend Paul Allen co-founded Microsoft in the mid-1970s.
Gates was the chairman, president, chief executive software officer, and CEO at Microsoft. During that period, he was also the largest individual shareholder at Microsoft until 2014.
#12. Jeff Bezos
Jeffrey Preston Bezos is the former president and CEO of America’s multinational technology company Amazon. The American billionaire is the founder and executive chairman of Amazon.
The American billionaire was the richest person on the planet from 2017 to 2021. Currently, Bezos has a net worth of $109.3 billion, which makes him the fifth wealthiest person in the world.
#11. Warren Buffett
At 92 years, Warren Buffet is still one of the richest persons in the world. Born on August 30, 1930, Warren Edward Buffett is an American investor and business magnate.
The American billionaire is the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Berkshire Hathaway. Warren is one of the most successful investors the world has ever seen.
His current net worth is over $110 billion, making him the fourth-richest person in the world.
#10. Jack Ma
Jack Ma Yun is one of the most famous business leaders in the world.
The Chinese business tycoon is the co-founder and former executive chairman of Alibaba Group. Ma is also the co-founder of Yungfeng Capital, a Chinese private equity firm.
Jack Ma is an inspiration to millions of people around the world. In his autobiographical speech, the Chinese billionaire once applied for 31 different jobs and was rejected for every single one.
Today, Ma has a net worth of over $26 billion, making him the fifth-wealthiest person in China.
#9. Eric Yuan
Eric Yuan is another Chinese billionaire business on this list.
Yuan is a Chinese-American engineer, CEO, and founder of Zoom Video Communications. The Chinese-American businessman currently owns 22% of Zoom Video Communications.
Eric Yuan’s net worth is currently estimated at over $3 billion.
#8. Bob Iger
American businessman Robert Allen Iger currently serves as the CEO of The Walt Disney Company. Before now, Iger was once the president of ABC Television from 1994 to 1995.
The American businessman is regarded as one of the most powerful and effective leaders in the media industry.
#7. Elon Musk
Founder and CEO of SpaceX, Elon Reeve Musk is currently the second-wealthiest person on the planet.
Elon is the founder of PayPal before it was acquired by eBay in 2002. In the same year, Musk founded SpaceX spending over $175 million. Musk was an early investor in the electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors (now Tesla, Inc.) in 2004.
Musk currently has a net worth estimated at $139 billion.
#6. Tim Cook
American business executive Timothy Donald Cooks has been the CEO of Apple Inc. for over a decade now.
Cook has a both Bachelor of Science and Master of Business Administration degrees obtained from Auburn University and Duke University.
Tim Cook also served as the chief operating officer of Apple Inc. under its co-founder the late Steve Jobs. With a net worth of $1.8 billion, Cook is one of the most famous business leaders in the world.
#5. Logan Green
In 2012, Logan D. Green and fellow American John Zimmer co-founded Lyft.
Lyft is America’s second-largest ridesharing company after Uber. As of the fall of 2017, Lyft is available in every state in the U.S. and in Toronto.
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#4. Tristan Harris
American technology ethicist Tristan Harris is the executive director and co-founder of the Centre for Humane Technology.
Tristan grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and attended Stanford University, where he studied computer science. Harris makes it to our list of the most famous business leaders in the world.
#3. Craig Menear
American business executive Craig Menear is the chairman and former CEO of The Home Depot, an American multinational home improvement retail corporation that sells tools and construction products.
Menear graduated from Michigan State University in 1979. He started his career at several retailers before joining Home Depot in 1997.
#2. Adam Neumann
Adam Neumann is a businessman and investor who co-founded WeWork. The Israeli-American billionaire also served as the CEO of WeWork for several years.
Neumann’s net worth is estimated at over $1 billion according to Forbes.
#1. Daniel Ek
Swedish billionaire Daniel Ek completes our list of the most famous business leaders in the world.
Ek is a technologist, CEO and the co-founder of music streaming service Spotify. The Swedish billionaire once served in a senior role at the Nordic auction company Tradera.
Elk currently has a net worth estimated at $2 billion.
Conclusion
Most of the world’s famous business leaders are American business tycoons. The names on our list are CEOs of the largest tech companies in the world.
We also included on our list, a Chinese billionaire and former executive chairman of Alibaba Group.
We hope this article on the most famous business leaders in the world was helpful.
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