trivia question

[aggie49]

 Who was the world's first billionaire?

Answer: The American oil magnate John D. Rockefeller became the world's first billionaire in 1916. He was a co-founder of the Standard Oil Company, which dominated the oil industry. Rockefeller's wealth soared and he became the world's richest man and the first American worth more than a billion dollars, controlling 90% of all oil in the United States at his peak. His fortune upon his death in 1937 stood at $1.4 billion, which at the time, accounted for more than 1.5% of the national economy. Adjusted for inflation, Rockefeller was worth an estimated $340 billion in today's dollars - more than four times the wealth of Microsoft founder Bill Gates.

[natashaspy]

Very interesting...thanks so much for sharing!

[BATISTAGIRL663]

thanks for the info --never knew that !!

[6265AT99]

Gotta figure it would have been Rockefeller.  Personally I would have thought of Ford (as in Ford Motor company).

[alina6]

I would have thought some of those Roman Emperors would have been worth more than a billion dollars with their vast empires and gold. I guess since there was no United States there couldn't be billionaires against US currency.

[crisstar]

If I remember correct Rockefeller was pretty much hated by a lot of people in his day.

[surveypro2016]

Thanks so much for sharing. I enjoyed this bit of trivia.