Do you share a star sign with a billionaire? Find out here
If someone asks, "What sign are you?" they may be referring to the dollar sign as well as your star sign.
JeffBet, a United Kingdom-based online casino and betting website, analyzed Forbes' "World's Billionaires List - The Richest in 2024," identifying the birthdays and star signs − Aries, Taurus, Gemini, and so on − of the world's richest people. Based on the number of times each star sign appeared, they were then ranked in order of wealthiness.
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About 2,700 billionaires whose birthdate were given were used as the study group. The findings, from most to least rich:
Taurus (April 20 - May 20) is the richest star sign. The 189 billionaires on Forbes' list born during this time period have an average net worth of $6.35 billion, and a total combined net worth of approximately $1.2 trillion.
Mark Zuckerberg, known for co-founding Facebook, is a Taurus. He was born on May 14, 1984.
Pisces (February 19 - March 20) is in second place. The 196 billionaires born during this time period have an average net worth of $6.06 billion, and a total combined net worth of approximately $1.18 trillion.
Rupert Murdoch, chairman and CEO of News Corp., born March 11, 1931, and whose assets include the Wall Street Journal, is a Pisces.
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Then comes Cancer (June 21 - July 22). The 190 billionaires born during this time period have an average net worth of $5.88 billion, and a total combined net worth of approximately $1.11 trillion.
Elon Musk, of Tesla and SpaceX fame, was born June 28, 1971 under the Cancer star sign.
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The 196 billionaires who are also Aries(March 21 - April 19) have an average net worth of $5.84 billion, and a total combined net worth of approximately $1.14 trillion.
Google co-founder Larry Page is an Aries. He was born March 26, 1973.
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Libra (September 23 - October 22) is in fifth place. The 209 billionaires on Forbes' list born during this time period have an average net worth of $5.58 billion, and a total combined net worth of approximately $1.16 trillion.
Alice Walton, Walmart heiress (her father Sam founded the chain of stores), born Oct. 7, 1949, is a Libra.
Next are those born under the sign of Leo (July 23 - August 22). The 224 billionaires on Forbes' list born during this time period have an average net worth of $5.54 billion, and a total combined net worth of approximately $1.24 trillion.
Larry Ellison, co-founder of the Oracle software company (which sells database software and cloud computing) is a Leo. He was born Aug. 17, 1944.
Virgo (August 23 - September 22) is in seventh place. The 214 billionaires born during this time period have an average net worth of $5.27 billion, and a total combined net worth of approximately $1.12 trillion.
Warren Buffett, investor and philanthropist, born Aug. 30 1930, is a Virgo.
After that is Scorpio (October 23 - November 21). The 177 Scorpio billionaires on Forbes' list have an average net worth of $5.2 billion, and a total combined net worth of approximately $920 billion.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is a Scorpio. He was born Oct. 28, 1955.
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The 194 Gemini (May 21 - June 20) billionaires on Forbes' list have an average net worth of $5.16 billion, and a total combined net worth of approximately $1 trillion.
Evan Spiegel (born June 4, 1990), Snapchat co-founder, is a Gemini.
Aquarius (January 20 - February 18) takes 10th place. The 670 billionaires born during this time period have an average net worth of $4.52 billion, and a total combined net worth of approximately $3 trillion.
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Michael Bloomberg, born Feb. 14, 1942, businessman and former New York City mayor, is an Aquarius.
The penultimate least richest star sign is Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21). The 179 billionaires on Forbes' list born under this star sign have an average net worth of $4.04 billion, and a total combined net worth of approximately $723 billion.
Legendary Hollywood filmmaker and director Steven Spielberg (born Dec. 18, 1946) is a Sagittarius.
Lastly is Capricorn (December 22 - January 19). There are 61 Capricorn billionaires on Forbes' list, with an average net worth of $3.09 billion, and a shared total net worth of $189 billion.
Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder, born Jan. 12, 1964, is a Capricorn.
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: These billionaires were born under these star signs. Were you?
