The 6 most common traits amongst the world's billionaires
6. They're married — 88% of the world's billionaires have a spouse. The most well-known example right now is Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who is worth over $35 billion and is married to lawyer Priscilla Chan. Both recently welcomed their daughter Max into the world.
5. They have children — only 21% of the world's billionaires are childless. According to the Forbes data, a huge 25% of billionaires have four children in total while 17% have five or more like Donald Trump — Ivanka, Tiffany, Donald Trump, Jr., Eric and Barron.
4. They have degrees — Although billionaires like Virgin founder Richard Branson and Microsoft founder Bill Gates are famous for making their empires without a university education, 77% of the world's billionaires have a degree from Bachelor level upwards. Mexican telecoms billionaire Carlos Slim, pictured, got his degree in engineering.
3. They have hair — only 21% of the world's billionaires are bald despite the vast majority of them being men (only 197 of the 1,826 are women). Most male billionaires have hair — like Alibaba founder Jack Ma.
2. They don't wear glasses — billionaires as of 2015 are less likely to sport eye wear, like Spanx founder Sara Blakely. Only 41% wear glasses.
1. They have the astrological sign of Aquarius — 12.5% of the world's billionaires are born between January 21 to February 19 like media magnate Oprah Winfrey. Meanwhile, only 5.9% of the richest people in the world were born between June 21 and July 22.
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