Top 10 Most Successful Dropouts in the World

To be successful in life you need to be in a good or big college and then you can start your successful career and get what you want in your life these are the belief systems we get from our parents, family members and cousins if we want to be successful in life but these stereotypes don’t work for these people as they give their formal education and do what they loved the most and after then the rest is history.  

So here is the list of Top 10 Most Successful Dropouts that are changing the world 

1. Bill Gates

Bill Gates is an American entrepreneur, investor and writer He co-founded Microsoft in 1975 Microsoft is an Operating Software company that is one of the Largest companies in the world it is used by more than 1.2 Billion people makes Microsoft the most used software in the world and it also helped Bill Gates to remain one of the richest men in the world till 2017 with a net worth of $145 Billion Microsoft has a market valuation of $3.055 Trillion. Bill Gates is known for his Philanthropic work as he has donated more than $50 Billion and owns the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the world’s biggest charity foundations.

2. Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs is a Famous American businessman and inventor as he is known for co-founding Apple which is one of the biggest tech companies in the world. Apple has a Market Valuation of $2.873 Trillion which is also the largest tech company in the world. Steve Jobs dropped out of college as he said “I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life and no idea how college was going to help me figure it out. And here I am spending all of the money my parents saved their entire life” that led to the ultimate creation of one of the greatest company in the world. Steve Jobs’s entrepreneurial story is one of the most amazing and successful stories in the world he was Fired from his own company in 1985 and 12 years later in 1997 he was again Hired by the company CEO then he introduced many successful products that made Apple so big that has generated revenue of $394.3 Billion.

3. Mark Zuckerberg   

Mark Zuckerberg is the Co-founder of one of the biggest Social Media platforms in the world Facebook which has a valuation of $800 Billion even Instagram and WhatsApp are also owned by Meta Facebook Parent company all these platforms are some of the most used social media platforms in the world. Mark Zuckerberg dropped out of Harvard to move to Silicon Valley to start Facebook at the age of 19 and till now the rest is history. Meta has Completed 20 Years in the market.

4. Larry Page

Larry Page is the Co-founder of Google which is one of the biggest Search engine platforms in the world. Google has many products such as Gmail, YouTube, Google Drive and Google Play Store, and recently they have launched Bard to compete with Chat Gpt. Larry Page dropped out of college in 1999 as he wanted to build the World Wide Web. Google has a valuation of $1.774 Trillion which is 5th Largest company in the world. Google has a market share of 91.9% and the no. of searches on Google searches is 8.5 Billion times a month which is even more than the world’s population.

5. Gautam Adani

Gautam Adani is an Indian industrialist he is the founder of the Adani Group which operates in various areas such as Airports, Roads, water, Defence and Aerospace, Edible oils and foods, Mining and a lot more he has a net worth of $91 Billion. He is one of the second richest men in India Gautam Adani operates more than 15 ports across all Indian states and his ports operate more than 80% of business operations as well. Gautam Adani dropped out at the age of 16 to take a train to Mumbai and try his luck and after struggling he got a 10,000 commission that ultimately led to the foundation of Aadani Groups. 

6. Larry Ellison

Larry Ellison is an American billionaire businessman who co-founded Oracle Corporation in 1977 which has a valuation of $318 Billion. Oracle is the world’s 3 largest software company by revenue and market capitalisation. Oracle is used by many biggest and most successful companies in the world such as Cisco, Linkedin, Motorola, Meta, Quantum, DCB Bank, JP Morgan Chase, Intel  Escorts Limited even NASA uses Oracle as well. Larry Ellison dropped out of college as he said that he couldn’t force himself to study something that didn’t interest him which ultimately led to the creation of Oracle corporation

7. Dhirubhai Ambani 

Dhirubhai Ambani is India’s biggest and greatest businessman who started Reliance in 1966 which is now one of the biggest companies in India with a market valuation of $231.59 Billion. The journey was not easy for Dhirubhai Ambani as he dropout at the age of 16 due to the financial condition of the family he even did some odd jobs as well to support the family but today Reliance is now operated by his sons Mukesh Ambani and Anil Ambani. Reliance is a Conglomerate that works in various sectors such as Petrochemicals, Energy Gas, Retail and Textiles, Media and Entertainment etc. Reliance transformed India from being a Net Importer of petroleum products to a Net Exporter. 

8. Jack Dorsey 

Jack Dorsey is an American internet entrepreneur he is the Co-founder and Former CEO of Twitter (X) in 2008 which is now owned by Elon Musk and bought Twitter   According to Forbes he has an estimated net worth of $3.1 Billion. 

9. Azim Premji 

Azim Premji is an Indian businessman and philanthropist and the chairman of Wipro. Wipro has a market valuation of $30.06 Billion. It is India’s leading tech company that works in various ranges such as Cloud Computing, Data Analytics, Robotics, Consulting services, Digital transformation and a lot more. Azim Premji dropped out of Stanford University when he learned that his father died so he Returned to India to start his father business. Azim Premji secured 2nd rank according to the Forbes India Rich List, for consecutive years, he dropped to the 17th position among the 100 Richest Indians in 2019.

10. Michael Dell

Michael Dell is an American Billionaire business who is the co-founder of Dell and has a valuation of $60 Billion. Dell is one of the biggest personal computer companies in the world with a market share of 15.7% Dell makes great wholesale and bulk purchases used for basic computer labs. They also manufacture gaming laptops with the latest CPUs and GPUs making them great for medium-budget gaming. This story starts when he dropped out at 19 from the University of Texas to pursue his passion for technology.

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Wrapping Up

There are many more successful dropouts as well such as Oprah Winfrey, Lady Gaga, Walt Disney, Steven Spielberg, Tiger Woods, Brad Pitt, Henry Ford and a lot more these entrepreneurs are a perfect example for all of us to understand the fact that you can do anything regardless a degree or an any big Business School or a Technical School you have gone. Focus on learning valuable skills and implementing them and always remember to Keep learning and Keep Failing fast

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