Even though the top 10 richest people on earth are all above 45 years in age but in a world with 1826 Billionaires there are some young guns who are aiming high at real tender ages.
After-all half the population of the world is of youngsters, therefore it’s quite right that 46 of the billionaires are below the age of 40. Here is a list of Billionaires who landed in the list of Top 10 Youngest Billionaires of the world and what they did to get there.
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Evan Spiegel
Co-founder of Snapchat, the top messenger app, Spiegel is Youngest Billionaire in the world at the age of 24 with a net worth of U.S. $1.5 Billion. He started with an idea (Picaboo) which boosted his career, and was later renamed as Snapchat in a matter of 3 years only. Currently he holds the position of CEO of Snapchat.
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Bobby Murphy
Another Co-founder of Snapchat comes second in the list with a net worth of U.S. $1.5 Billion at the age of 25. He holds 1250th position in the list of Billionaires in the world.
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Dustin Moskovitz
Harvard roommate of Mark Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz became youngest billionaire when he was 26. He is the co-founder of many popular social networking sites. Currently at the age of 30, he has a net worth of U.S. $8.1 Billion, apparently he is just 9 days younger to the Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg.
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Mark Zuckerberg
Soon to be father, this 30 year old multi billionaire also holds 16th position in Forbes Richest 500 with a net worth of U.S. $33.4 Billion and also tops the list of Richest under 40. Currently, Zuckerberg is Chairman and CEO of Facebook Inc and one of the most admired self-made Billionaires in the world.
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Elizabeth Holmes
This American Beauty is one of the most prominent entrepreneurs of America. At the early age of 19, she founded the blood testing company Theranos in 2003. Currently she is one of the self-made billionaires with a net worth of U.S. $4.5 Billion at an age of 31. Her company wants to make blood tests quicker, more convenient and inexpensive, thus saving lives.
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Albert von Thurn und Taxis
This German prince and socialite has a net worth of U.S. $1.5 Billion, He has been listed as Youngest Billionaire since 1990, when his father expired and he inherited a vast fortune to own. The 12th Prince of Thurn und Taxis. He often gets featured under the category of Hottest Royals on Earth and Most Eligible Bachelors. He is also a passionate racer.
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Eduardo Saverin
The Brazilian Entrepreneur has a net worth of U.S. $4.9 Billion at an age of 32. He is one of the 5 co-founders of Facebook and owns 53 million shares of Facebook Inc. He became famous after the popular Hollywood film based on the story of Facebook ‘‘The Social Network’ which shows that he actually Sued Zuckerberg in a lawsuit, which later was settled after signing an NDA.
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Scott Duncan
This ’Not So Photogenic‘ American billionaire inherited The Duncan Family fortune through Enterprise Products. At the age of 32 he has a net worth of U.S. $6.2 Billion. Interestingly not so much about him is known to the media.
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Marie Besnier- Beauvalot
The stunning french beauty and Heiress holds major shares of French Dairy Lactalis and currently has a net worth of U.S. $2.7 Billion. She along with her siblings own ‘Lactalis’, which sells cheese around the globe.
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Yang Huiyan
As youngest female Asian, this chinese heiress holds and has a net worth of U.S. $ 4.9 Billion at an age of 34. She stands at 134th position in Forbes List of Richest 500. Currently she is a major shareholder and also Vice Chairman of the board’s governance committee of Country Garden Holdings.