14 People Who Are Famously Humble Despite Being Super Rich

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14 People Who Are Famously Humble Despite Being Super Rich


It’s tempting to think of what all you can buy with a billion dollars, but a better question would be if it will affect your personality. The super rich are often thought of as lavish spenders but few have chosen to be humble and show the world that their achievement is not defined by status symbols. Believe it or not, there are still quite a lot of humble millionaires & billionaires out there. Here are a few. Azim Premji The chairman of Wipro Limited often takes a three-wheel auto rickshaw to and from the airport. His net worth is $17.5 billion, still he keeps a tight rein on employees at Wipro headquarters by demanding that staff conserve essentials such as toilet paper and electricity. And apparently he still takes rickshaws to and from the airport.



N. R. Narayana Murthy

The co-founder of Infosys travels by a company bus on Saturdays.

Simplicity, humility and maintaining a low profile are the hallmarks of this super-rich Bangalorean. The man still doesn’t know how to drive a car. On Saturdays - his driver’s weekly off - he is driven to the bus stop by his wife, from where he boards a company bus to work.

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Ingvar Kamprad

The founder of IKEA flies only in economy class.

Kamprad has a net worth of $ 3.4 billion. According to a 2006 Reuters article, he flies only economy class and chose to drive a 1993 Volvo 240. Aside from that, he prefers to take the bus from time to time. He reportedly recycles tea bags and is known to pocket the salt and pepper packets at restaurants.

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