It's an exclusive group populated by the likes of Bill Gates (with a net worth of $76 billion), Mexican mobile mogul Carlos Slim ($72 billion), investment guru Warren Buffett ($58.2 billion), and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg ($28.5 billion), to name a few.
And of the world's 1,645 men and women in the 2014 billionaire's club, 10 of them are from the Philippines:
SM's Henry Sy ($13.2B), Asia Brewery's Lucio Tan ($6.1B), Megaworld's Andrew Tan ($4.7B), Solaire Resort & Casino's Enrique Razon Jr. ($4.2B), Robinsons' John Gokongwei Jr. ($3.9B), DMCI's David Consunji ($3.3B),Metrobank's George Ty ($3.2B), Jollibee's Tony Tan Caktiong ($1.7B), PGA Cars' Robert Coyiuto Jr. ($1.5B), and Filinvest's Andrew Gotianun($1B).
Not your usual bunch of buddies who offer you love advice, that's for sure.
For sound advice regarding the rules of raking in the riches though, we can't go wrong following their footsteps.