- Of the 15 youngest billionaires, none are over the age of 40.
- Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is, by far, the wealthiest of the bunch, with over $134.5 billion.
- Here's the full list, in order from oldest to youngest, according to the Forbes 400.
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Age: 39
Net worth: $3.3 billion
Industry: Tech
Ben Silbermann serves as the CEO of Pinterest, and was also a cofounder of the company back in 2010. Originally from Iowa, Silbermann amassed his fortune when Pinterest went public in April 2019.
14. Lynsi Snyder, president of In-n-Out BurgerAge: 39
Net worth: $4.2 billion
Industry: Food service
As president of In-n-Out Burger, Lynsi Snyder has expanded the beloved burger chain her grandparents started. Since taking over as president in 2010, Snyder has expanded the west coast chain's footprint by over 100 restaurants and counting.
13. Ernest Garcia III, Carvana founderBRENDAN MCDERMID/Reuters
Age: 39
Net worth: $9.3 billion
Industry: Automotive
Ernest Garcia III is the founder of Carvana, an online service that took the used car buying experience from local to national. Both Garcia and his father have become billionaires through the company, with profits surging particularly throughout the pandemic as demand for used cars skyrocketed.
12. R.J. Scaringe, Rivian founder and CEOMike Blake/Reuters
Age: 38
Net worth: $3.4 billion
Industry: Automotive
As the number one rival to Tesla in the EV market, Rivian has found success by focusing on products over marketing — though the company is far less well-known, to say nothing of its founder and CEO, it's seeking an $80 billion valuation on its IPO.
11. Scott Duncan, heir to oil fortuneAge: 38
Net worth: $6.2 billion
Industry: Oil
Like the heirs to the Walton family fortune, Scott Duncan is wealthy from a vast inheritance. He and his three siblings inherited their wealth from their father, Dan, who founded gas and oil pipeline company Enterprise Products Partners. The youngest Duncan is not involved with the company.
10. Nathan Blecharczyk, Airbnb cofounderToshifumi Kitamura/AFP via Getty Images
Age: 38
Net worth: $10 billion
Industry: Tech, Hospitality
Alongside Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia, Nathan Blecharczyk is a cofounder of the wildly successful app-based hospitality company Airbnb. He currently serves as chief strategy officer, and helped lead the company through a massive business downturn caused by the global pandemic.
9. Brian Armstrong, CEO of CoinbaseCoinbase
Age: 38
Net worth: $11.5 billion
Industry: Tech, Finance
Brian Armstrong serves as the CEO of Coinbase, the largest US-based cryptocurrency trading firm. He has amassed vast wealth due to his stake in the company — he owns nearly one-fifth of Coinbase's shares. Coinbase went public this past April at a valuation of about $100 billion.
8. Dustin Moskovitz, Facebook cofounder & CEO of AsanaHoracio Villalobos - Corbis/Getty Images
Age: 37
Net worth: $24.1 billion
Industry: Tech
Dustin Moskovitz, who is one of the cofounder of Facebook, owns an estimated 2% stake in his former employer. After leaving Facebook, Moskovitz went on to cofound Asana, which makes and sells workplace organization software. Despite owning nearly one-third of his current company, Facebook is simply so huge that his pittance of shares in the tech giant are extremely valuable.
7. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO and cofounderCharles Platiau/Reuters
Age: 37
Net worth: $134.5 billion
Industry: Tech
Mark Zuckerberg may not be the youngest billionaire on this list, but he is the richest by far. As you might have guessed, Zuckerberg's billions are tied to his partial ownership of Facebook — he owns around 13% of the social media conglomerate at this point.
6. Baiju Bhatt, Robinhood cofounderSteve Jennings/Getty Images for TechCrunch
Age: 36
Net worth: $2.9 billion
Industry: Tech, Finance
Baiju Bhatt cofounded Robinhood, the company behind the stock trading app of the same name, back in 2013. In the eight years since, Robinhood became the standard in mobile stock trading. It went public earlier this summer, which sparked a wave of criticism from institutional investors.
5. Lukas Walton, Walmart fortune heirWalton Family Foundation
Age: 35
Net worth: $17.2 billion
Industry: Retail
Lukas Walton is wealthy due to inheritance — he is the grandson of Sam Walton, founder of Walmart. Rather than running the family business, Walton is primarily involved in philanthropy.
4. Fred Ehrsam, Coinbase cofounderCoinbase
Age: 33
Net worth: $3.5 billion
Industry: Tech, Finance
After cofounding Coinbase, the largest public exchange for cryptocurrency, Fred Ehrsam founded a blockchain investment company named Paradigm. Among its investments: Coinbase and FTX, two of the most widely used cryptocurrency exchanges.
3. Bobby Murphy, Snap CTOJemal Countess / Getty
Age: 33
Net worth: $15.2 billion
Industry: Tech
Though Bobby Murphy serves as chief technology officer at Snap, he built wealth as a cofounder and stakeholder of the social media company he now helps to run. Snap shares have risen dramatically since it first went public in 2017.
2. Evan Spiegel, Snap CEOJustin Sullivan/Getty Images
Age: 31
Net worth: $13.8 billion
Industry: Tech
Similarly to Bobby Murphy, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel became wealthy as a cofounder and stakeholder of the company behind social media goliath Snapchat. Like Zuckerberg, Spiegel has managed to avoid losing control of the social media service he cofounded.
1. Sam Bankman-Fried, crypto entrepreneurFTX
Age: 29
Net worth: $22.5 billion
Industry: Tech, Finance
At just 29 years old, Sam Bankman-Fried is the youngest billionaire in the world. He earned that title by building and running FTX, a major cryptocurrency exchange that competes with Coinbase.
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