Recently, the famous Forbes magazine published a rating entitled "The Youngest Billionaires in the World." It included 29 people whose age did not exceed 40 years. At the same time, 10 rich people work in the field of high technology (four of them are on Facebook). Among the participants in the list there is also a Russian. Unfortunately, within one article it is impossible to tell about all 29 rich people. Therefore, we list those who are the most popular.
1. Perenna Kay (24 years) - $ 1.3 billion
This Chinese woman, who leads the Young Billionaires of the World ranking, owns approximately 85% of Logan Property through a family trust and various firms. The general director and chairman of the governing board of this company is her dad - Ji Haiping. Kay, who many know by the pseudonym Ji Paley, is on the Board of Directors of Logan Property. In December 2013, the company conducted an IPO. Perenna graduated from the University of London and received a bachelor's degree in finance and economics.
2. Anton Katraine Jr. (30 years) - $ 1.35 billion
It is one thing to be born, like Kay, in a wealthy family, and quite another to successfully continue the work of your father and grandfather. This is exactly what Anton Katrain, who ranks second in the list of Young World Billionaires, did.
In 1919, Anton's grandfather founded the company Katrein-Werke, specializing in the production of automotive antennas. In this area, the company was a pioneer. Then the case went to the father of the young man. And after his death in 2012, the company began to be managed by Anton Katraine Jr. Now, in addition to car antennas, the company has begun to produce terrestrial and satellite communication systems, electronic components and antenna systems for mobile phones, as well as radio antennas.
3. Dustin Moskowitz (30 years) - $ 6.8 billion
The third place in the Young Billionaires of the World ranking belongs to Mark Zuckerberg’s former roommate. Dustin was at the forefront of Facebook, was her third employee and served as technical director. He left the company in 2008 to devote himself entirely to his own project - the Asana software company. Moskowitz recently married Kari Tun, a former Wall Street Journal journalist.
4. Mark Zuckerberg (30 years) - $ 28.5 billion
This year marks the 11th anniversary of the establishment of Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg, the director and founder of this social network, is in fourth place on the list of Young Dollar Billionaires in the World. In May 2012, the company held a not very successful IPO, which slightly slowed down its development. But over the next 12 months, Facebook shares rose 130%, which allowed Mark to double his fortune. And this despite the fact that at the end of 2013 Zuckerberg donated 18 million shares to charity, sold 41 million shares and exercised an option for 60 million shares.
5. Drew Houston (31 years old) - $ 1.2 billion
In fifth place in the ranking of “Young billionaires of the world” is the CEO and co-founder of Dropbox Drew Houston. He had barely exchanged the third dozen, and his name was already in the ten most wealthy people in Silicon Valley. This happened due to the “infusion” of new investments into his company. As a result, Dropbox was valued at $ 10 billion. Drew founded this cloud-based storage of information in 2007, taking Arash Firdousi as partners. The newly-born rich man was fond of computers from the age of five, and began his first startups as a schoolboy. Dropbox is Houston’s sixth project. Drew is as stubborn and purposeful as the first billionaires in the world. Thanks to these qualities, he earned his fortune.
6. Albert von Taxis (31 years old) - $ 3.8 billion
Sixth place in the representative of princely blood from the family of Thurn-i-Taxis. In the ranking of billionaires, Albert appeared at the age of eight. Then he inherited a huge fortune. But the official entry into ownership took place in 2001, when the prince turned 18 years old. Albert’s assets include art, real estate, several thousand hectares of land in Germany, etc. The bachelor lives in a Bavarian family castle and takes part in car races.
7. Scott Duncan (31 years old) - $ 6.3 billion
This enviable fiancé from Texas rightfully ranks seventh in the World Young Billionaires rating, a list of which is presented in this article. Scott is one of the four heirs of his father, Dan Duncan, who made capital through pipelines. Over the past year, the young man has become richer by about $ 1.2 billion, thanks to an increase in the value of shares of Enterprise Products Partners and good dividends. In 2010, Scott's father passed away at the age of 77. Then the country had a one-year moratorium on the collection of inheritance tax. This allowed all the sons of Dan Duncan to receive their shares without tax. If their father died at a different time, the federal tax percentage would be at least 45%.
8. Fahd Hariri (33 years) - $ 1.2 billion
The eighth place belongs to the youngest son of Rafik Hariri. In 2004, Fahd graduated from the Paris School of Architecture. And after the death of the Prime Minister in 2005, he inherited the conglomerate Saudi Auger, specializing in housing and telecommunications in Lebanon.
9. Eduardo Saverin (33 years) - $ 4.1 billion
The ninth place in the Young World Billionaires rating, a list of which is published annually by Forbes magazine, is held by the next co-founder of Facebook. Eduardo Saverin was born in Brazil. He was the financial director of the company and its first investor. It was Saverin who introduced Zuckerberg to Sean Parker, who subsequently took over as president of the social network. He also helped Facebook move to Palo Alto. At a certain point, Eduardo drifted away from Mark, the latter trying to “dilute” Saverin’s share in the company. This forced Eduardo to assert his right to Facebook shares in court. In 2012, he renounced American citizenship and moved to live in Singapore. There, a young man actively invests in various startups. Recently, Internet giant Yakhu bought Qwiki (mobile video service) from Saverin for $ 50 million. Now a billionaire very rarely accesses social networks. In 2013, he said at a conference in Singapore: “I do not want to devote my life to creating yet another Facebook.”
Yang Huiyian (33 years old) - $ 6.9 billion
Tenth place is taken by a woman who is considered the richest in China. She received her share in Country Garden, specializing in the construction of elite housing, from her father in 2007 on the eve of the IPO. In addition, he appointed her vice president. It is noteworthy that Father Yang started as a simple farmer, then became a builder, and a few years later he registered a company that brought him billions. Now he and his daughter continue to manage the company.
Yvonne Bauer (37 years) - $ 2.4 billion
The penultimate place of the rating “Young billionaires of the world” is the owner of the largest media holding in Europe. Yvonne currently owns an 85% stake in Bauer Media Group. She led the family company in the fifth generation. The media holding itself was founded in 1875. He currently publishes nearly 600 magazines.
Maxim Nogotkov (38 years old) - $ 1.3 billion
This talented Russian businessman closes the list of “Youngest billionaires in the world.” At school, Maxim was engaged in the sale of cell phones and computer programs. To build his own business, he quit his studies, as it took a lot of time. Soon, Nogotkov founded Svyaznoy, which later became the largest mobile retailer in Russia, selling mobile phone services, electronics, cell phones, as well as digital photo and audio equipment. Maxim also owns a network of jewelry boutiques Pandora.