Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and Samuel Altman were not always millionaires, in their youth, Many dedicated themselves to activities other than being inventors. Below we show you a before and after of the fame and fortune they built.
In their youth they had different appearances than they do today. Apart from the time that has passed, the changes in their lives and the occupations they maintain, some have invested some of their earnings in their physical appearance.
Elon Musk when he was young
In his adolescence, the creator of Starklink and Tesla had dark brown hair, in the photograph he was wearing a plaid shirt and dress pants. He is seen in front of a computer where he was studying.
Jeff Bezos before he was rich
Bezos founded Amazon in the parking lot of his house and today it is the largest e-commerce store in the United States, offering a large number of products: from food or books to computers and technological products.
Bezos consolidated his position as the world’s richest man in 2024, thanks to his net worth of US$200,000,000,000. Thanks to this figure, he surpassed what Musk owns, which is currently valued at US $ 198,000,000,000.
Bill Gates before being the creator of Microsoft
Of the three social media strategists, he is the youngest looking of all. Especially since he was wearing a cloth jacket with gray pants. He is seen lying on the floor with a computer behind him.
Sam Altman before creating ChatGPT
He is an American entrepreneur and technologist, known for being the president of OpenAI and previously the CEO of Loopt. He was born on April 22, 1985 in Chicago, Illinois and although he studied at Stanford University, he decided to leave it.
Sam Altman is second from left.
