Facebook / SpanxSpanx founder Sara Blakely is a self-made billionaire.
Whether sharing the same star sign or having a certain number of children, there are some pretty weird common traits among the world's 1,826 billionaires.
Check them out.
6. They're married — Eighty-eight percent of the world's billionaires have a spouse. The best-known example right now is Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who is worth over $35 billion and is married to Priscilla Chan. Both recently welcomed their daughter Max into the world.
5. They have children — Only 21% of the world's billionaires are childless. According to the Forbes data, a huge 25% of billionaires have four children, while 17% have five or more like Donald Trump — Ivanka, Tiffany, Donald Jr., Eric, and Barron.
4. They have degrees — Though billionaires including Virgin Group founder Richard Branson and Microsoft founder Bill Gates are known for making their empires without completing a university education, 77% of the world's billionaires have at least a bachelor's degree. Mexican telecoms billionaire Carlos Slim, pictured, got his degree in engineering.
3. They have hair — Only 21% of the world's billionaires are bald despite the vast majority of them being men (only 197 of the 1,826 are women). Most male billionaires have hair — like Alibaba founder Jack Ma, pictured.
2. They don't wear glasses — Billionaires as of 2015 are less likely to sport eyewear, like Spanx founder Sara Blakely, pictured. Only 41% wear glasses.
1. They have the astrological sign of Aquarius — 12.5% of the world's billionaires are born between January 21 and February 19, like media magnate Oprah Winfrey. Meanwhile, only 5.9% of the richest people in the world were born between June 21 and July 22.
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