10 famous billionaires who dropped out of school

Do you sometimes feel dejected because you don't have a college degree? Or do you think that education is the ultimate yardstick for success? Well, the truth is this is not always true. See the below list to know about some successful entrepreneurs who were dropouts.10. Li Ka ShingCompany: Hutchinson WhampoaHutchinson Whampoa is one of the largest conglomerates in Hong Kong, with operations in 50 countries and more than 220,000 staff worldwide. He dropped out of school at the age of 15 and started out by selling watch bands. He is the world's largest operator of container terminals, world's largest health and beauty retailer, a major supplier of electricity to Hong Kong and a real estate developer. However, he has announced plans to donate one-third of wealth over time. His eldest son Victor helps him run his massive empire. As of 2015 Forbes list, Li Ka-shing has an estimated wealth of $33.3 billion.9. Sheldon AdelsonCompany: Las Vegas SandsSheldon Adelson was born and raised in a lower class area of Boston. While attending City College in New York, he studied corporate finance and real estate, but decided to drop out of college. He is the chairman and chief executive officer of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, the parent company of Venetian Macao Limited which operates The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino and the Sands Expo and Convention Center. He also owns the Israeli daily newspaper Israel HaYom. As of 2015 Forbes list, Adelson has an estimated net worth of $31.4 billion.8. Kirk KerkorianKirk Kerkorian is an American businessman and is known as one of the “fathers of the megaresort”, or somebody who has shaped the development and growth of Las Vegas. An 8th grade dropout, Kirk is also a former boxer and the fighter pilot who flew in the World War II. It all started for him when he purchased land in Las Vegas in 1962. He opened the MGM hotel and casino after purchasing the movie studio in 1969. In later years, Kirk tried to take over the Chrysler Corporation. However his attempt was termed as hostile and it was foiled.7. Jack DorseyCompany: CEO and Cofounder, Square, Inc.Jack Dorsey dropped out of college and cofounded hugely popular social network: Twitter. Together with Evan Williams, Biz Stone, and Noah Glass, he launched Twitter in 2006. He gets most of his fortunes from his roughly 4 per cent stake in the company. Dorsey stepped down as Twitter CEO in 2008 and is now its chairman. His main focus today is on Square, his mobile payments app that helped turn smartphones into credit card processing machines.6. Richard BransonCompany: Virgin GroupAs a child, Richard Branson struggled with dyslexia throughout his school years. After finding difficulty adjusting to numerous schools, he dropped out at the age of 16 to start his own youth culture magazine, called "Student." After moving to London in the mid-1960s, Branson developed his idea for a mail-order record company to help fund his magazine efforts, which he named Virgin. Branson's current empire include an airline, drinks manufacturer and dozens of other ventures.5. Michael DellCompany: Dell ComputersMichael Dell enrolled as a biology major at University of Texas but spent more time with computers than hitting up the library. Instead of studying, he started selling new computers through advertisements in local papers. He dropped out of college at 19 to run the company that would become Dell Inc.Forbes estimates Dell's current wealth to be $19.2 billion. 4. Lawrence EllisonCompany: Oracle Larry is the co-founder and CEO of Oracle Corporation, one of the world's leading enterprise software companies. Larry left the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign at the end of his second year, after not taking his final exams because his adoptive mother had just died. “I have had all the disadvantages required for success,” Larry said once. As of 2015, Forbes estimates Larry's wealth at $54.3 billion. 3. Mark ZuckerbergCompany: FacebookMark Zuckerberg, who started Facebook in 2004 at Harvard, left it that year to start the social networking site. In an interview with Forbes magazine, Zuckerberg said Gates, also a Harvard dropout, inspired him to skip school to work on outside projects during a talk Gates gave to one of his computer science classes in 2004. In 2015 list, Forbes has estimated his wealth at around $33.4 billion.2. Amancio OrtegaCompany: InditexThe fashion magnate Amancio Ortega began his 'rags to riches' story in the Spanish province of Leon. At 27, Ortega founded his own company, producing quality yet affordable garments, and in 1975, he opened his first retail store, Zara. Ortega, ditched school at age 14 to run errands for mom-and-pop shirt stores. Ortega is the richest man in Spain, and as per Forbes 2015 list, has an estimated wealth of $64.5 billion.1. Bill GatesCompany: MicrosoftHe is the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft Corporation, the world's biggest software company. Gates attended Harvard in the fall of 1973, only to drop out two years later to found Microsoft with childhood friend Paul Allen. In 2007, more than thirty years after he left Harvard, the co-founder of Microsoft finally received an honorary degree from Harvard, the very school he ditched. “To win big, you sometimes have to take big risks,” he said once. The 2015 Forbes list has ranked him as the richest person in the world with an estimated wealth of $79.2 billion.