It’s surprising how many people don’t like Bill Gates yet have never heard of Larry Ellison and the crazy stuff he’s promoting. Funny thing is half the conspiracy theories about Bill are things that Larry is actually actively lobbying for in the Republican party. Not to say Bill isn’t perfect.
Bloomberg kind of deserves the hate he gets. Literally paid to win all the horse competitions in his area for his daughter when she was a kid (look it up). As for Zuck, Bezos, and Elon, no comment.
ale_93113 on
Elon’s Net worth has ballooned to 400b, which represents about 1/1000 dollars worth of value in the entire planet
rhumel on
“I don’t know him” is like what? 1 in 20 people? How? Are you asking someone who has been in a coma for the past couple of years?
In my country there’s a (minimum) number of people who don’t know the president, every single year, no matter the president. Mother fucker how are you living I want to live like you.
Radtkeaj on
I love Steve Ballmer’s USA Facts work. Sweet… sweet… context.
thisisnahamed on
The lesson here is if you become a billionaire- be like Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Just try to be as anonymous as possible.
ithinkitsbeertime on
Where’s “I have no strong opinion”? Is that bundled into “didn’t answer” or “never heard of them”? Doesn’t feel like it fits in the latter category. I’ve heard of Brin and Page but I have no idea how involved they are in what Google is doing these days.
isume on
If you make it to the top 10 you should buy a sports team so people don’t know who you are….got it!
danbyer on
Oh, to have never heard of Elon Musk. Sounds dreamy.
kidsafe on
There should be nothing but purple on that graphic.
BDOKlem on
I envy the grey demographic
DonGibon87 on
Who so many unfavorable for Warren Buffet?
ReleaseTheRobot on
Curious to see where Jensen Huang of NVIDIA would land. He made a lot of people a lot of money this past year even if you were just investing in the S&P.
tummateooftime on
I am terrified of the fact that so many people do not know Larry Ellison due to the fact he has so much unbelievable influence over their lives. But I suppose he stays out of the limelight unlike Musk.
Also, who are the 13% of people that have just straight up never heard of Jeff Bezos..?
Free_Scholar7299 on
Coincidently, the two most popular are about the only two who stayed clear of politics.
blah-argh on
Lol Zuck still less popular than Elon. That stupid ass chain.
DivineAlmond on
Sergey Brin is the literal dream
I wouldnt like to be famous if I am super wealthy
Smokey-McPoticuss on
I am less familiar with stats, is the sample size large enough for a good representation, or is this similar to when polling can be wildly off?
Pinkydoodle2 on
Lates get that buffet number down
tmtProdigy on
the fact that steve ballmer is worth more than bill gates is mindblowing and insane. not knocking ballmer he was a great ceo but gates fucking built that house in the first place.
ggnoobert on
I’m surprised more people haven’t heard of Ballmer considering he owns a pro sports franchise
flutterJackdash on
Why is Elon Musk on a list of Americans?
HotConsideration95 on
Lol this proves that being non political doesn’t necessarily guarantee favorable ratings.
oldsoulrevival on
Why do people dislike bill gates? Dude is responsible for building a product that makes our entire world work and is now responsible for saving millions of lives in Africa.
![How popular are the 10 richest Americans? [OC]](https://www.byteseu.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/06vbqipofake1-975x1536.png "How popular are the 10 richest Americans? [OC]")
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The chart is from this Reuters/Ipsos poll [https://www.reuters.com/world/us/americans-worry-musks-campaign-slash-government-could-hurt-services-reutersipsos-2025-02-20/](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/americans-worry-musks-campaign-slash-government-could-hurt-services-reutersipsos-2025-02-20/)
I’m an editor at Reuters who helped prepare the chart. Hit me with your questions and critiques.
Check Adolf Titler again in a month, he will be even less favourable than now.
https://preview.redd.it/q263hjmogake1.jpeg?width=1079&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=722db7d645b579e641a100ae186a933b0bceb4a4
It’s surprising how many people don’t like Bill Gates yet have never heard of Larry Ellison and the crazy stuff he’s promoting. Funny thing is half the conspiracy theories about Bill are things that Larry is actually actively lobbying for in the Republican party. Not to say Bill isn’t perfect.
Bloomberg kind of deserves the hate he gets. Literally paid to win all the horse competitions in his area for his daughter when she was a kid (look it up). As for Zuck, Bezos, and Elon, no comment.
Elon’s Net worth has ballooned to 400b, which represents about 1/1000 dollars worth of value in the entire planet
“I don’t know him” is like what? 1 in 20 people? How? Are you asking someone who has been in a coma for the past couple of years?
In my country there’s a (minimum) number of people who don’t know the president, every single year, no matter the president. Mother fucker how are you living I want to live like you.
I love Steve Ballmer’s USA Facts work. Sweet… sweet… context.
The lesson here is if you become a billionaire- be like Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Just try to be as anonymous as possible.
Where’s “I have no strong opinion”? Is that bundled into “didn’t answer” or “never heard of them”? Doesn’t feel like it fits in the latter category. I’ve heard of Brin and Page but I have no idea how involved they are in what Google is doing these days.
If you make it to the top 10 you should buy a sports team so people don’t know who you are….got it!
Oh, to have never heard of Elon Musk. Sounds dreamy.
There should be nothing but purple on that graphic.
I envy the grey demographic
Who so many unfavorable for Warren Buffet?
Curious to see where Jensen Huang of NVIDIA would land. He made a lot of people a lot of money this past year even if you were just investing in the S&P.
I am terrified of the fact that so many people do not know Larry Ellison due to the fact he has so much unbelievable influence over their lives. But I suppose he stays out of the limelight unlike Musk.
Also, who are the 13% of people that have just straight up never heard of Jeff Bezos..?
Coincidently, the two most popular are about the only two who stayed clear of politics.
Lol Zuck still less popular than Elon. That stupid ass chain.
Sergey Brin is the literal dream
I wouldnt like to be famous if I am super wealthy
I am less familiar with stats, is the sample size large enough for a good representation, or is this similar to when polling can be wildly off?
Lates get that buffet number down
the fact that steve ballmer is worth more than bill gates is mindblowing and insane. not knocking ballmer he was a great ceo but gates fucking built that house in the first place.
I’m surprised more people haven’t heard of Ballmer considering he owns a pro sports franchise
Why is Elon Musk on a list of Americans?
Lol this proves that being non political doesn’t necessarily guarantee favorable ratings.
Why do people dislike bill gates? Dude is responsible for building a product that makes our entire world work and is now responsible for saving millions of lives in Africa.