Meet the 10 youngest billionaires in the world — from self-made tech entrepreneurs to heirs of luxury empires.
This video breaks down how each of them earned or inherited their fortune, what they own, and how they’re shaping the future of business, tech, and fashion.
💼 Who You’ll See:
Kylie Jenner
Kevin David Lehmann
Alexandra and Katharina Andresen
Mark Zuckerberg (early wealth journey)
More rising names in global wealth
From under 30 to ultra-rich, these young billionaires are redefining success.
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00:00Hello again, it's me, Mr. Luxury, your favorite faceless billionaire YouTuber.
00:06Thanks for clicking the attractive thumbnail and expressing your interest in finding out who the world's youngest billionaires are and how they made so much money so quickly.
00:16Not surprisingly, the short list of young billionaires include savvy technology startups, Ivy League graduates, and young heirs to massive inheritances.
00:25According to Forbes rankings, there were 63 billionaires under the age of 40 this past year, with a cumulative wealth of $265 billion.
00:36I'll be highlighting the 10 youngest of these 63, the youngest of which is 22 and the oldest of which is 31 years of age.
00:46But before we get into the 10-digit club, let's take a look at an honorable mention.
00:50Kylie Jenner, you might have heard of her, is on track to be a member of this esteemed club.
00:56As of last August, Jenner is worth about $900 million.
01:01And once she hits that magic number, as I'm sure she will, she'll hold the title of the youngest self-made billionaire.
01:08Now, I know what you're thinking, angry YouTube viewer.
01:12Self-made? Pardon me, Mr. Luxury.
01:14Yes, Kylie was born into wealth and fame, and she should certainly thank her parents and sisters and the producers of the reality TV show who granted her stardom.
01:25But, technically speaking, Kylie is self-made.
01:29She is the creator of her makeup company, and the income from that company is the biggest portion of her net worth.
01:35So, as long as she adds an easy $100 million to her net worth in the next two years, which seems inevitable,
01:42she'll take the title of the youngest self-made billionaire from the one and only Mark Zuckerberg, who reached that threshold at age 23.
01:51I find it quite poetic that Kylie, whose success relies almost entirely on the new cosmic influence of social media,
02:01is taking such a title from the man who is largely responsible for this new age of social media.
02:07But, until Kylie reaches that $1 billion mark, here are the youngest billionaires on the planet currently.
02:13The list will be in order by age rather than net worth.
02:17Alexandra and Katharina Andersen are the youngest and second-youngest billionaires, respectively.
02:23Alexandra is just 22 years of age, and her sister, Katharina, is just a year older.
02:29The siblings are Norwegian heiresses to Johan H. Andersen Jr., their father.
02:35Johan owns FURD, an investment and hedge fund company that invests both privately and in the Norwegian stock exchange.
02:42In 2007, the daughters were transferred their inheritance from their father,
02:47which took the form of roughly 42% of ownership stakes inferred for each of them.
02:52The 42% ownership is worth $1.4 billion today.
02:57Alexandra was just 11 years old when the inheritance was transferred.
03:01In the comments section, if you would be so kind, let me know what you would have done
03:05if you had came in possession of $1.4 billion at the age of 11.
03:11Alexandra pursues her passion in horseback riding and has won several competitions in Norway.
03:17Coming in third on our list is yet another Norwegian, Gustav Magnar Witso.
03:22He's a young man who owns nearly half of Salmar ASA.
03:26What is Salmar ASA?
03:28Well, it's one of the world's largest producers of farmed salmon, of all things.
03:32Gustav came into possession of his half of the company in 2013 when his father gifted it to him.
03:38His father, who also goes by the name of Gustav, founded the fish farming company in 1991
03:44and in its success led the industrialization of fish farming in Norway.
03:49And that's the type of stuff you learn here on Mr. Luxury that they refuse to teach you in school.
03:54The cutthroat industrialization of salmon farms in the Norway.
03:58The younger Gustav is now half-owner, but his father still runs the company.
04:04Witso, in the meantime, is attempting to make a name for himself by investing in real estate and tech startups.
04:10And thanks to that amazing gift from his father, he's got $3.1 billion ready to invest.
04:16Gustav Magnar Witso is just 25 years old.
04:19I wish Gustav the best of luck and happy investing.
04:24Moving along to the fourth youngest billionaire walking the earth, Evan Spiegel.
04:29If the name doesn't ring a bell, his company certainly will.
04:33Spiegel is co-founder and CEO of Snap Incorporated, otherwise known as Snapchat.
04:39Snapchat is the 11th most used social media in existence, which is a surefire way to make billions.
04:46But it wasn't easy for Evan and his co-founder, Bobby Murphy.
04:50It took years for the company to even turn a profit, and the company has seen its fair share of disappointing seasons on the stock market.
04:58But at just 28 years old, Spiegel has done well enough for himself to earn him a spot on the list.
05:05Spiegel and his co-founder Bobby are both worth over $4 billion.
05:09Bobby Murphy is the owner of Snap Inc., and he himself is 30 years old,
05:14earning him the 8th spot on the list.
05:17Both Evan and Bobby attended Stanford University, where they met.
05:21Evan studied product design, while Bobby studied mathematics.
05:25Needless to say, they were studying the right subjects, and they certainly made the right friends.
05:31It really makes you rethink friendships with people you haven't founded billion-dollar companies with.
05:37Now we've gotten halfway down the list to find Ludwig Theodor Braun,
05:41the fifth youngest billionaire in the world.
05:44The 28-year-old is another blessed child to receive an inheritance worth over a billion.
05:51In this case, Braun inherited 10% of a medical device company called B. Braun Melsingen.
05:57The company started in 1939 as a small pharmacy that sold herbal remedies,
06:02and is now a major medical instruments firm that is worth over $10 billion.
06:08Ludwig's father took the reins of the company in 1977, and would later give 10% of it to his youngest son.
06:15The German-born medical device company has over 58,000 employees globally.
06:21B. Braun manufactures products that save lives,
06:24ranging from infusion and injection solutions to surgical instruments.
06:28Chances are, if you've gone to the doctor or the hospital,
06:32you've been assisted by something this medical manufacturer has produced.
06:36The medical device field remains one of the most lucrative businesses,
06:40due to both the cost of products and the utmost necessity for those products.
06:45Ludwig, however, did not inherit as much as his older sister did.
06:48Eva Marie Braun Ludwig is the 10th youngest billionaire on the planet,
06:53and just as well as about $800 million more than her brother.
06:57Eva was granted 12% of the company, which puts her $2 billion above Ludwig's $1.2 billion.
07:04Perhaps I'm playing up the sibling rivalry a bit much.
07:07I'm sure there's not much animosity between the two billionaire siblings.
07:11Such is not the case for me and my brother.
07:14At number 6 and 7, we have yet another pair of siblings.
07:19John and Patrick Collison are 28 and 30 years old, respectively.
07:24John is the owner and co-founder of Stripe,
07:27while Patrick operates as CEO and co-founder.
07:31Stripe is a revolutionary company that builds software for businesses to plug into websites and apps,
07:37to instantly connect with credit card and banking systems in order to receive payments.
07:41This technology startup has earned each of the brothers about a billion dollars.
07:47The two young men came up with the idea for Stripe while attending university in Boston, Ireland.
07:52Both of the brothers attended Castleroy College in Ireland.
07:56Then they completed their education in the States.
07:59John attended Harvard and Patrick took his wits to MIT.
08:03Stripe created seal-proof methods for money exchanges between individuals and businesses online.
08:09The company is similar to PayPal, as they share several core features.
08:14In fact, Stripe's design was so good that the creators of PayPal, Elon Musk and Peter Thiel, saw fit to invest in the company.
08:22So, essentially, John and Patrick Collison created a product extremely similar to a solidified technology Titan,
08:30and it got the attention of the two men who created that Titan, and they were inclined to invest.
08:35Sounds like a winning formula to me.
08:38Moving down the list, waving as we pass number 8, Bobby Murphy.
08:42The Snapchat guy.
08:43We discussed him earlier.
08:45Ah, here we find ourselves at number 9.
08:48And the last in the video, as we've already touched on Ava Marie Bronludic, the 10th youngest billionaire.
08:54Interestingly enough, of the 10 youngest billionaires, only two lacked a connection to another member on the list.
09:01In review, the 1 and 2 spots were Sister Erases, number 4 and 8 were Co-Founders, number 5 and 10 were Brother and Sister, and number 6 and 7 were Brother Co-Founders.
09:14Which leaves our good friend Gustav, the Salmon Guy.
09:17And last but certainly not least, Wang Han.
09:21Coming in at a solid number 9 and a spry 30 years old is Wang Han.
09:26Han is a Chinese billionaire that inherited his massive wealth from his father when he passed.
09:32His father, Wang Junayao, founded Junayao Group, an airline.
09:36Junayao Air is one of the biggest airlines in China.
09:40The Junayao Group also has mass investments in retail, food, and education in China.
09:47Well, there you have it.
09:48The 10 youngest billionaires.
09:50Combined, these young adults have a cumulative net worth of over $20 billion, with just 275 years lived.
09:59In 2018, there were more young billionaires than ever before.
10:04I, for one, will be interested to see what the young people will do with their money.
10:08And I'll be curious to find out if any of these hotshots can make their way up the Forbes list.
10:13By next year, I'm sure there'll be a whole new list of fresh billionaires.
10:17And yes, I'm sure Kylie Jenner will be one of them.
10:21Whether it's an inheritance or if it's the result of hard work and innovation,
10:25the world economy has never been better suited for the young billionaire.
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