Richard Branson is a business tycoon, who started Virgin Group Ltd. in 1989 with the goal of “creating extraordinary people and companies.” To do this he set up his company to be able to offer travel as well as entertainment experiences that would give an individual identity outside their work for anyone from any background. In 2008, Richard’s net worth was just under 6 billion dollars due largely in part because of how successful his ventures have been over time! The net worth of Virgin Group as of September 2008 was £5.01 billion.