Rockefeller dominated the oil industry at his time. He bought as much oil refineries as he could.(Monopoly)
John D Rockefeller is currently worth $663.4 billion in 2007 dollars.
$1,023 billion
John D Rockefeller was worth $1.4 billion at death and is currently worth $663.4 billion in 2007 dollars.
1 billion
by selling oil cheaper than his competitors, forcing his competitors to go out of business or to be taken over by Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie's did not have much education. He only when until he was 14 then went on to work as a messenger boy in the telegraph office.
Rockefeller dominated the oil industry at his time. He bought as much oil refineries as he could.(Monopoly)
John D Rockefeller is currently worth $663.4 billion in 2007 dollars.
$1,023 billion
John D Rockefeller was worth $1.4 billion at death and is currently worth $663.4 billion in 2007 dollars.
1 billion
He gave much of his money to charities and the poor.
By selling oil cheaper than his competitors, forcing his competitors to go out of business or to be taken over by Rockefeller. He also gave kickbacks to the railroads to give his oil shipments preferential treatment.
John D. Rockefeller treated his workers well by paying them above the regular market wage and giving them large bonuses and vaccation time for rewards.
When he passed away at the age of 97 John D. Rockefeller had a net worth of $340 billion. He was the co-founder of the Standard Oil Company and the founder of the University of Chicago.