25 Billionaires who grew up in abject poverty but made their own fate – Their heartfelt stories should motivate you today (MUST READ)

12. Leonardo Del Vecchio – Worth: 18.7 Billion USD

One of the world’s richest persons, and the second-richest in Italy, Del Vecchio is the owner of Luxottica, an eyewear giant. At the age of 7, Del Vecchio was sent to an orphanage because his widowed mother did not have the strength to bear the expenses of her 5 children.
Del Vecchio payed his way through design school by working at a factory at the age of 14. He holds the firm believe that work comes before everything else, something that led him to open up his own factories and bring innovations in the field of optics!

13. Ingvar Kamprad – Net Worth: 41.8 Billion USD

Efficiency, efficiency and a little more efficiency is what Mr. Kamprad desired and what he achieved. The son of a farmer and now a Swedish business magnate, Ingvar rose the ranks of the world’s richest persons with nothing but smartness. It is said that he sold individual matches to his neighbors on his bike and still made a profit.
He eventually founded IKEA in 1943, and since then has become a giant in the global furnishing market.