Richard Branson net worth, kaun hai richard branson:: Who is Richard Branson owner of Virgin Galactic whose mothers necklace made him a billionaire, mother found lost necklace, son became billionaire!

The dream of traveling in space is now slowly moving towards reality. Not only Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, now Virgin Group owner Richard Branson also founded the American spaceflight company Virgin Galactic, whose first rocket is going to space with Branson and some others. Today, when there is talk of this new Spain mission everywhere, people are also curious to know about Richard Branson. Let us know an interesting thing about this billionaire.

British billionaire Richard Branson was born on 18 July 1950 in London. He founded the Virgin Group in the 70s, which today comprises about 400 different companies across sectors. He was attracted towards the business world since childhood and at the age of 16, he started a magazine ‘Student’. This was followed by Virgin Records in the 70s, and then Virgin Airlines and the Virgin Music label in the 80s. After this, starting from Virgin Rail in Britain to all the companies, now Virgin Galactic reached Spain campaign.

How much is Branson’s net worth (Richard Branson’s Net Worth)

Richard Branson, 70, owner of Virgin Group, which has executed many big projects in the retail, music and transportation sectors, is today the owner of about US $ 6 billion (Net Worth). As of July 2021, Forbes Magazine has reported Branson’s net worth at US$5.7 billion. In 2007, he was included in Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world.

Richard’s mother was very influential

Richard Branson’s mother, Eve Branson, served in the British Royal Navy Service in World War II. After this she became a ballet dancer and later an air hostess. Richard’s father Edward was a barrister and real estate businessman. Branson also has two sisters, Lindy and Vanessa. Branson’s mother was eager to start something new from an early age. He started making wooden tissue boxes and wastepaper bins, and his business was very successful in London.

The necklace on the mother’s neck turned the fate of the son

Most recently in January 2021, Eve Branson died of Kovid-19 infection. She was 96 years old. After her death, Richard posted an online biography dedicated to his mother. In it, Richard told how a necklace from his mother changed everything. Richard had told that whatever he is today and all the credit for his career goes to his mother. Richard told that in the 60s his mother had received a precious necklace. Later the police let him keep this necklace because no one came forward to take it. Eve sold the necklace so that Richard could get some help to fulfill his dream. That necklace was sold for 100 pounds. Richard explained that, “Without those £100, I would never have been able to start Virgin Group.”

Eve Branson continued to extend her helping hand to the needy people till the last moments of her life. An organization named Eve Branson Foundation was formed in his name, while he also did a lot for the betterment of children.