As of now, there are 1,426 billionaires in the world, but only 29 of them are under 40 years old. The people on that elite list have a total net worth of $199 billion (R1 trillion) between them. In no particular order, here’s a peak at the top five on that list of 29.
No. 1: Dustin Moskovitz
Age: 28
Net worth: $3,8 billion (R37 billion)
Mark Zuckerberg’s former roomate, and co-founder of the social networking giant, Facebook.
No. 2: Mark Zuckerberg
Age: 28
Net worth: $13,3 billion (R120 billion)
CEO and co-founder of the social networking giant, Facebook.
No. 3: Albert von Thurn und Taxis
Age: 29
Net worth: $1,5 billion (R13 billion)
Von Thurn und Taxis first appeared on the Forbes billionaire list at age 8, but officially inherited his fortune in 2001 on his 18th birthday.
No. 4: Scott Duncan
Age: 30
Net worth: $5,1 bllion (R46 billion)
Duncan inherited the fortune of late Dan Duncan’s energy pipeline company, Enterprise Products Partners.
No. 5 Eduardo Saverin
Age: 30
Net worth: $2,2 billion (R18 billion)
Another Facebook co-founder who gained his billions from winning a legal battle with Facebook. He apprently received a 5% stake in the company.
You aren’t jealous, are you?
And anyway, you just have to win tomorrow night’s Powerball lottery and you’ll be with them! Get ticket’s here – the draw is $116 million = R1 billion!
[Source: Forbes]
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