Where most young people in the world are seen struggling to make their career successful by trying hard at entry level jobs, we have these eminent young billionaires who are a true inspiration for the world.
To make you familiar with these geeks, here is a list of 12 world’s youngest billionaires, 2015.
Evan Spiegel is officially the youngest billionaire in the world. Most of the names in the list are of American Internet Entrepreneurs and they are largely self-made billionaires.
You must have used Snapchat, Facebook, Dropbox etc, and by doing so you have added to the net worth of these successful honchos. You will be surprised to know that there are a few names in the list that were successful enough to earn a billion dollars even before their legal drinking age. Now this is something to get awestruck at.
The list is in accordance with their age. Have a look at these successful faces and let your ambition rise.
1Evan Spiegel
Age: 24
Net Worth: $ 1.5 billion
He co-founded the photo messaging app, Snapchat along with his friend. The app was launched under the name ‘Picaboo’ and did not succeed. After rebranding the app as Snapchat in the 2011 fall, the company earned billions.
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2Bobby Murphy
Age: 26
Net Worth: $ 1.5 billion
He is an American businessman who co-founded Snapchat along with Evan Spiegel. According to Forbes, he is the world’s 1250th richest person, as of 2015.
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3Julio Mario Santo Domingo III
Age: 29
Net Worth: $2.2 Billion
A disc jockey in the New York City, he is one of the heirs to Julio Mario Santo Domingo’s beer brewery. He also has his own record label.
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4Mark Zuckerberg
Age: 30
Net Worth: $ 33.4 Billion
The Co-founder, Chairperson and CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg has led the company to a different level altogether.
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5Dustin Moskovitz
Age: 30
Net Worth: $ 7.9 Billion
This American Internet Entrepreneur co-founded Facebook along with Zuckerberg and three others. He left the company in 2008 and co-founded ‘Asana’, an app which enables teamwork without email.
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6Tom Persson
Age: 30
Net Worth: $ 3 Billion
The youngest billionaire in Europe, Persson works in the film industry. He is an heir to Hennes & Mauritz, a fashion company founded by Erling Persson.
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7Anton Kathrein, Jr.
Age: 30
Net Worth: $ 1.7 Billion
He has inherited the Kathrein-Werke from his grandfather. The company is the leading antenna manufacturer in the world.
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8Elizabeth Holmes
Age: 31
Net Worth: $ 4.5 Billion
An entrepreneur in the field of health technology, Holmes is the CEO of Theranos, a blood test company. She founded the company at a very young age of 19 when she was herself a student at Stanford University.
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9Tatiana Casiraghi
Age: 31
Net Worth: $ 2.2 Billion
An heiress to Monaco’s Royal family, Tatiana is married to Princess of Hanover’s eldest son, Andrea Casiraghi.
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10Nathan Blecharczyk
Age: 31
Net Worth: $ 1.9 Billion
An American businessman, Nathan Blecharczyk is the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Airbnb, a private company listing places to stay.
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11Ryan Graves
Age: 31
Net Worth: $ 1.4 Billion
Ryan Graves is the Head of Global Operations at Uber, an American International company that deals in the transportation network. He was the very first employee to be hired by the company.
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12Drew Houston
Age: 31
Net Worth: $ 1.2 Billion
An entrepreneur of American origin, Drew Houston is the founder and CEO of Dropbox, an online service that provides backup and storage of data.
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Isn’t it amazing to see them climbing the ladders of success at such a young age?
The statistics have been collected from Forbes.
