The 2022 Forbes 400 Self-Made Score: From Silver Spooners To Bootstrappers

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The 2022 Forbes 400 Self-Made Score: From Silver Spooners To Bootstrappers
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Nearly 70% of the Forbes400 list is self-made.

ot all wealth is created equal. Just ask the members of The Forbes 400 list of the richest people in America, some of whom braved poverty, homelessness and political persecution to rank among the nation’s richest people, while others were simply born into this elite group. To better contextualize America’s great fortunes, in 2014began assigning each billionaire a self-made score. A score between 1 and 5 indicates that an individual has inherited their wealth.

Only 28 members of this year’s Forbes 400–7% of the list–scored a lowly 1, meaning they inherited a fortune and are not actively working to increase it in any way. This includes mega-rich heirs such as Austen and James Cargill, one of a dozen billionaire heirs of William Wallace Cargill, who founded food and commodities giant Cargill in 1865.

On the other hand, a score of 10 indicates that someone once lived under the poverty line or faced substantial adversity on their way to thelist. For example, WhatsApp cofounder Jan Koum was born in then-Soviet Kyiv, moved to California with his mother when he was 16 and had to sweep floors to make ends meet. A special support program gave his grandmother and him access to basic needs.

This year, 275 members of The Forbes 400 scored between 6 and 10, meaning nearly 70% of the list is self-made. Most of them had substantial help on their way up, however. Of these 275 billionaires, 184 of them received a 7 or 8, meaning they grew up in a wealthy family or in the upper-middle or middle-class. Rags-to-riches success stories are rare; most of the super wealthy have always had at least some advantages in life.

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