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The Reading Habits of 10 Millionaires and Billionaires

The correlation between reading and wealth is well established. Whether you’re a hedge fund manager or a YouTube celebrity, books can help you to reach higher and stay at the top longer. Let’s look at the reading habits of 10 millionaires and billionaires.

  1. M.J. Demarco is a self-made millionaire and author of the book: The Millionaire Fastlane. In that book he talks about the importance of reading and suggests that a book a week is a good target to set. He also hosts a recommended bookshelf on his website.
  2. The motivational speaker Zig Ziglar claimed to read three hours a day, despite his tight schedule. Rory Vaden talked about this on his podcast when he interviewed Zig’s son, Tom Ziglar.
  3. Brandon Carter, the internet celebrity of massive muscular proportions, says: “I read 2 hours everyday. This habit is responsible for the majority of my success. I don’t know many rich people who don’t read a lot, but every poor person I know has an “X-Box” on his Instagram.
  4. Warren Buffet claims to read 500 pages a day. He’s stated that he devotes about 80% of his time to reading. Perhaps it isn’t a coincidence that he’s one of the richest men in the world.
  5. Mark Cuban, another successful billionaire, reads 3 hours a day. That adds up to about 1,000 hours a year. Say the average book takes 5 hours to read, that means Cuban is reading 200 books a year.
  6. The man who unleashed Microsoft onto the world, Bill Gates, reads 50 books a year. The result? At the time of this writing he is currently the wealthiest person in the world with a cool $78,000,000,000.
  7. In an interview he did on his podcastwith Ramit Sethi, New York Times best-selling author, Tim Ferriss, says that he reads 3 to 4 books a week. That adds up to 150 to 200 books a year.
  8. In 2015 Mark Zuckerberg pledged to a read a book every two weeks. While this may be less ambitious than other billionaires on this list, some books on his list are long and complex. Like Sapiens which has become a hit in Silicon Valley.
  9. Danny Gilbert, self-made billionaire and owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, reads one to two hours a day.
  10. You may not have heard of Arthur Blank, but you’ve definitely heard of the store that he co-founded: Home Depot. Blank reads two hours a day and has amassed a current fortune of $1,300,000,000.
Not sure where to start? Check out my article, 33 Books to Read Before You Die. Personally, I read about a book a week. That’s less than these billionaires read but more than the average person reads in a dozen years. You can keep up with my current reading list here.


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ginfreely said:
Done by real rich not nouveau riche.

The Reading Habits of 10 Millionaires and Billionaires

The correlation between reading and wealth is well established. Whether you’re a hedge fund manager or a YouTube celebrity, books can help you to reach higher and stay at the top longer. Let’s look at the reading habits of 10 millionaires and billionaires.

  1. M.J. Demarco is a self-made millionaire and author of the book: The Millionaire Fastlane. In that book he talks about the importance of reading and suggests that a book a week is a good target to set. He also hosts a recommended bookshelf on his website.
  2. The motivational speaker Zig Ziglar claimed to read three hours a day, despite his tight schedule. Rory Vaden talked about this on his podcast when he interviewed Zig’s son, Tom Ziglar.
  3. Brandon Carter, the internet celebrity of massive muscular proportions, says: “I read 2 hours everyday. This habit is responsible for the majority of my success. I don’t know many rich people who don’t read a lot, but every poor person I know has an “X-Box” on his Instagram.
  4. Warren Buffet claims to read 500 pages a day. He’s stated that he devotes about 80% of his time to reading. Perhaps it isn’t a coincidence that he’s one of the richest men in the world.
  5. Mark Cuban, another successful billionaire, reads 3 hours a day. That adds up to about 1,000 hours a year. Say the average book takes 5 hours to read, that means Cuban is reading 200 books a year.
  6. The man who unleashed Microsoft onto the world, Bill Gates, reads 50 books a year. The result? At the time of this writing he is currently the wealthiest person in the world with a cool $78,000,000,000.
  7. In an interview he did on his podcastwith Ramit Sethi, New York Times best-selling author, Tim Ferriss, says that he reads 3 to 4 books a week. That adds up to 150 to 200 books a year.
  8. In 2015 Mark Zuckerberg pledged to a read a book every two weeks. While this may be less ambitious than other billionaires on this list, some books on his list are long and complex. Like Sapiens which has become a hit in Silicon Valley.
  9. Danny Gilbert, self-made billionaire and owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, reads one to two hours a day.
  10. You may not have heard of Arthur Blank, but you’ve definitely heard of the store that he co-founded: Home Depot. Blank reads two hours a day and has amassed a current fortune of $1,300,000,000.
Not sure where to start? Check out my article, 33 Books to Read Before You Die. Personally, I read about a book a week. That’s less than these billionaires read but more than the average person reads in a dozen years. You can keep up with my current reading list here.


Like what you read? Give Sam Klemens a round of applause.
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More from Sam Klemens
Are You Stuck? Change Your Beliefs to Change Your Life

Sam Klemens


Also tagged Reading
Embracing The Medium Partner Program

Mark Starlin

Also tagged Millionaire
Being happy is not about money, of course.
So I agree money does not make you happy, per se. But all things being equal, money can provide a better life.

Michael L. F. Slavin
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Nouveau riche likes to show off their “high ses” eating and sleeping while real rich read.
 
A foul mouth woman like you claims that you read, and still, the words coming out of your mouth stink so much... All your alleged readings must have gone to waste.:rolleyes:
 
AhMeng said:
A foul mouth woman like you claims that you read, and still, the words coming out of your mouth stink so much... All your alleged readings must have gone to waste.:rolleyes:
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How many times you must repeat this when I already said my foul mouth is reserved for foul mouth trash like you insulting me slut whore mistress. This is the only way to deal with foul mouth bastards short of a gun. Obviously trash like you are the ones wasting resources on earth spreading falsehoods to bring people down instead of elevate people.
 
ginfreely said:
How many times you must repeat this when I already said my foul mouth is reserved for foul mouth trash like you insulting me slut whore mistress. This is the only way to deal with foul mouth bastards short of a gun. Obviously trash like you are the ones wasting resources on earth spreading falsehoods to bring people down instead of elevate people.
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:rolleyes:
 
ginfreely said:
How many times you must repeat this when I already said my foul mouth is reserved for foul mouth trash like you insulting me slut whore mistress. This is the only way to deal with foul mouth bastards short of a gun. Obviously trash like you are the ones wasting resources on earth spreading falsehoods to bring people down instead of elevate people.
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Yes, I would like to elevate you to the top of a building and then push you over the ledge.
 
ginfreely said:
Nouveau riche likes to show off their “high ses” eating and sleeping while real rich read.
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KNN you bitch cuntard have a wrong perception of high ses and act high ses. you cuntard act like one by reading and playing piano . my uncle suspect you just hold the book in public and actually not reading but beoing the surrounding whether people got beo you reading KNN KNN
 
sweetiepie said:
KNN you bitch cuntard have a wrong perception of high ses and act high ses. you cuntard act like one by reading and playing piano . my uncle suspect you just hold the book in public and actually not reading but beoing the surrounding whether people got beo you reading KNN KNN
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You mean Pretentious? :D
 
Good to see "Rich Dad Poor Dad" on the essential reading list.

The uninformed write the book off but it really helps change the mindset if the principles expounded are actually put to use.
 
AhMeng said:
@zhihau sibei efficient ..Lol :D

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I have no idea why this particular thread ended up in the Trivia section. It does not seem right that to condemn a thread to the rubbish heap just because it was started by a particular member.

A better criteria would be to judge a thread by content regardless of who the threadstarter may be.

Here is my contribution to the list of essential reading. It is particularly relevant for sinkies because it seems that many have lost all sense of self worth and what is needed to lead a meaningful life.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12_Rules_for_Life

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To equate reading to becoming millionaire and billionaire is a fallacy . There are many who read but are not millionaires .

Millionaire and billionaires exist because they are shrewd and take calculated risks. They know where to sniff opportunity and get ahead before others.

Reading helps to develop awareness but the ability to think and act smart makes the difference between mediocre and the super rich.
 
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