team studied the 50 richest people in the U.S. and calculated that those in the technology sector managed to earn their first billion dollars within an average of 12.5 years following the start of their business – 2.2 times faster than those in any other sector.

A business person’s path to their first $1 billion has become shorter in recent years, especially if you live in the United States and have a technology business. It is believed that it took John D. Rockefeller, possibly the richest person in history (2007-adjusted net worth of $318 billion), roughly 25 years to become a billionaire. In comparison, Bill Gates did it in 12 years, while Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg managed to earn $1 billion within just 4 years of launching their business. 

Our team at SuperCasinoSites was curious to see who made it to the billionaires’ club in the shortest amount of time so we examined the 50 richest individuals from Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaires list. We only looked at those who earned their fortunes rather than inherited the money or received it from their spouse. After extensive research into their lives and net worths, we concluded that technology billionaires managed to earn their first billion approximately 2.2 times faster than individuals in any other sector.

These individuals were the fastest in the U.S. to earn $1 billion: 

This is how long it takes, on average, to earn $1 billion depending on the industry:

– Technology: 20 billionaires in the top 50, with an average time to earn $1B of 12.55 years

– Finance & Investments: 12 billionaires in the top 50, with an average time to earn $1B of 23.92 years

– Fashion & Retail: 6 billionaires in the top 5, with an average time to earn $1B of 35.17 years.

– Energy: 3 billionaires in the top 50, with an average time to earn $1B of 33 years.

– Sports: 3 billionaires in the top 50, with an average time to earn $1B of 24.33 years