List Of The World’s Youngest Billionaires

When talking about the world’s richest people, some of the names that may come to your mind are Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and Jeff Bezos to name a few. 

However, they are not the youngest billionaires. World’s youngest billionaires are the ones who have not even lived for three decades but living a highly superior and luxurious life.

The youngest and wealthiest people are either well-known entrepreneurs, investors, successful business personalities, or have strong and powerful backgrounds. Curious to know the names of the youngest billionaires in the world? Well, we have got your back.

In this all-inclusive article, we have discussed a list of the names of the world’s youngest billionaires.

So, without waiting further, let’s get started.

World’s Youngest Billionaires List

  • Kim Jung-youn

The crown of the world’s youngest billionaire goes to Kim Jung-youn. Born and brought up in South Korea, Kim Jung-youn is the youngest billionaire at the age of 18 years old.

She inherited company stakes of around US$2.5 billion after the death of her father Kim Jung-ju. To people’s knowledge, Kim Jung-ju was the founder of a popular online gaming firm, Nexon

If reports are to be believed, Kim Jung-youn’s net worth is around US$1 billion. She is also the youngest teen billionaire on the planet. 

  • Kevin David Lehmann

The next famous name on the list of the world’s youngest billionaires is  Kevin David Lehmann. Kevin owns 50% of dm-drogerie mark which is one of Germany’s leading retail-store companies having annual revenue of more than $12 billion.

Founded in 1973 by Götz Werner, the company’s first shop was opened in Karlsruhe, Germany and today dm has over 3,700 locations. 

It was in 1974 when Guenther father of Kevin David Lehmann invested in dm and transmitted ownership of his 50% dm stake to Kevin in 2017. Kevin is just 20 years old and has a net worth of 230 crores USD.

  • Alexandra Andresen

Born in 1996, Alexandra Andresen is a 26-year-old billionaire having a net worth of approximately US$1.1 billion. She is a self-made one of the richest personalities who runs an investment firm. You will be surprised to know that in the year 2016 when Alexandra was 19 years, she became the world’s youngest billionaire and held the first spot on the Forbes list for 3 consecutive years.

Alexandra-Andresen

Her father Johan Henrik Andresen is a popular investor and industrialist. It was in the year 2007 when Johan transmitted his company’s stakes of 42.2% each to Alexandra and her sister Katharina.

Alexandra has even won various honors and awards in different competitions.

  • Pedro Franceschi 

Another famous name on this list is Pedro Franceschi who is a 25-year-old co-founder & co-CEO of Brex having a net worth of $1.5 billion. To people’s knowledge, headquartered in San Francisco, Brex is an American fintech company offering financial services to technology industries. The company helps tech companies with business credit cards and cash management accounts.

The company offers financial services to both startups and corporate companies.

  • Wang Zelong

Wang Zelong is a 26-year-old one of the world’s youngest billionaires having a net worth of US$1.5 billion. The young billionaire has invested in chemical industries and likes maintaining a low profile. It may come as a surprise to many people to know that Wang is also the youngest billionaire in Asia. 

He made his name on the list of top youngest billionaires in the world after inheriting a stake worth more than US$1.3 billion in CNNC Hua Yuan Titanium Dioxide Company Ltd which is a chemical company in China. 

  • Henrique Dubugras

Another young name on this list is 26-year Henrique Dubugras. Just like Pedro Franceschi, Henrique Dubugras is also the co-founder & co-CEO of Brex having a net worth of $1.5 billion. 

Henrique Dubugras

As already mentioned above, Brex is an American financial technology organization helping tech companies with financial services. 

  • Austin Russell

Austin Russell is a 27-year-old self-made billionaire. He is a famous American businessman, founder, and CEO of Luminar Technologies which is an American tech company that deals with lidar and machine perception techniques mainly for self-driving cars.

Austin Russell

Talking about his personal life, Austin was raised in Newport Beach, California. He was just 15 years old when he submitted his first patent for a groundwater recycling system. Austin likes learning new skills through various platforms like Wikipedia and YouTube. The young billionaire is the biggest source of motivation for the young generation who want to make a big name and fame.

Let’s Wrap Up

Apart from the above, some other famous young billionaires are Ryan Breslow, Gary Wang, and Gustav Magnar Witzoe to name a few. 

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