![The 72-year-old billionaire inventor of the Dyson vacuum cleaner just set a real-estate record in Singapore - and his new penthouse sits on the top floors of the city's tallest building The 72-year-old billionaire inventor of the Dyson vacuum cleaner just set a real-estate record in Singapore - and his new penthouse sits on the top floors of the city's tallest building](https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5d2ca498a17d6c1cff4feca9-2400/ap18296433790170.jpg)
The 72-year-old billionaire inventor of the Dyson vacuum cleaner just set a real-estate record in Singapore - and his new penthouse sits on the top floors of the city's tallest building
![James Dyson and his wife Deirdre Hindmarsh attends the Spring Lyrical Gala With American Soprano Renee Fleming At Opera Garnier In Paris on April 06, 2022 in Paris, France. Photo by Nasser James Dyson and his wife Deirdre Hindmarsh attends the Spring Lyrical Gala With American Soprano Renee Fleming At Opera Garnier In Paris on April 06, 2022 in Paris, France. Photo by Nasser](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2J39XPB/james-dyson-and-his-wife-deirdre-hindmarsh-attends-the-spring-lyrical-gala-with-american-soprano-renee-fleming-at-opera-garnier-in-paris-on-april-06-2022-in-paris-france-photo-by-nasser-berzaneabacapresscom-2J39XPB.jpg)
James Dyson and his wife Deirdre Hindmarsh attends the Spring Lyrical Gala With American Soprano Renee Fleming At Opera Garnier In Paris on April 06, 2022 in Paris, France. Photo by Nasser
![I was so poor I owned just one pair of shoes - that didn't stop me bagging my billions, says Sir James Dyson | The US Sun I was so poor I owned just one pair of shoes - that didn't stop me bagging my billions, says Sir James Dyson | The US Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/1ce2063a-b010-47c8-b2d7-7cb8e6a7209c.jpg)
I was so poor I owned just one pair of shoes - that didn't stop me bagging my billions, says Sir James Dyson | The US Sun
![I was so poor I owned just one pair of shoes - that didn't stop me bagging my billions, says Sir James Dyson | The US Sun I was so poor I owned just one pair of shoes - that didn't stop me bagging my billions, says Sir James Dyson | The US Sun](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/09/tp-composite-dyson.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=1500&h=1000&crop=1)