Although the harsh state of the economy has affected a lot of people, there are a few persons who still can be called one of the richest people in the world. In 2012, there are still many rich people on the list, first of them being Carlos Slim Helu and his family from Mexico, while Bill Gates is on the second place, being amazing that he managed to keep such a good position during so many years. The following very rich men in the world are Warren Buffet, Bernard Arnault, Armancio Ortega, but also Sergey Brin from Google, as well as Jeff Bazos from Amazon, Mark Zuckenberg and many others. There are special magazines that publish yearly this type of top. A few positions change, but there are also very rich people who are included in such a top year after year, which is amazing. Many people ask themselves how these people became so rich. There were books written about the lives of some of them, describing how they managed to develop a business and become magnates.

Many young people that also dream to become very rich should read these books as will be inspired by the attitude and by the way these people managed to become successful. A few of them started with small steps or things went wrong at the beginning, which was very discouraging. Nonetheless, they never gave up to their dream and idea. They were very ambitious and convinced about they wanted to do. Some of them quit school and started to run their own business. Such stories are very inspirational and these people are very important role models.

It’s a huge achievement to be one of the richest people in the world, but this also meant a lot of compromising, ambition, intelligence and also a practical and winning attitude. Their companies are one of the biggest and most important in the world and they can afford to buy whatever they want. When asked what helped them become one of the richest people, these people answered a lot of things, so the best way to find their story and know them better, read their biographies or search online and you will be amazed by how many incredible things you will discover about them.