The World's Youngest Billionaires: 29 Under 40

There are 1,426 billionaires in the world this year. They are the wealthiest of the wealthy. But only 29 members of this elite list are under 40 years old, with that exciting combination of money and youth.
Those 29 have a total of $119 billion between them. Ten come from the technology sector, including four from social networking giant Facebook. Eleven come from the United States, the rest from countries abroad. Five are newcomers to the billionaire ranks. Read the full list below.

• No. 1: Dustin Moskovitz

Dustin Moskovitz is an American internet entrepreneur who co-founded the social networking website Facebook along with Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum and Chris Hughes. Wikipedia

Born: May 22, 1984 (age 28), Gainesville

Partner: Cari Tuna

Education: Vanguard High School, Harvard University

Net Worth: $3.8 billion

• No. 2: Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Elliot Zuckerberg is an American computer programmer and Internet entrepreneur. He is best known as one of five co-founders of the social networking site Facebook. Zuckerberg is the chairman and chief executive of Facebook, Inc. Wikipedia

Born: May 14, 1984 (age 28), White Plains

Full name: Mark Elliot Zuckerberg

Spouse: Priscilla Chan (m. 2012)

Siblings: Randi Zuckerberg, Arielle Zuckerberg, Donna Zuckerberg

Education: Phillips Exeter Academy (2000 – 2002), Ardsley High School (1998 – 2000), Harvard University, Mercy College

Parents: Edward Zuckerberg, Karen Zuckerberg

Net Worth: $13.3 billion

• No. 3: Albert von Thurn und Taxis

Albert Maria Lamoral Miguel Johannes Gabriel, 12th Prince of Thurn and Taxis is a German aristocrat. He has been listed as the world's youngest billionaire many times since his father's death in 1990. Wikipedia

Born: June 24, 1983 (age 29), Regensburg

Education: University of Edinburgh

Parents: Johannes, 11th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis

 

Net Worth: $1.5 billion

• No. 4: Scott Duncan

Age: 30
Duncan is the youngest of the four children who inherited the massive fortune of late energy pipeline entrepreneur Dan Duncan, founder of Enterprise Products Partners. Today the company owns more than 50,000 miles of natural gas, oil, and petrochemical pipelines. 

Net Worth: $5.1 billion

• No. 5: Eduardo Saverin

Eduardo Luiz Saverin is a Brazilian internet entrepreneur and investor. Saverin is one of five co-founders of Facebook, along with Mark Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz, Chris Hughes, and Andrew McCollum. Wikipedia

Born: March 13, 1982 (age 30), São Paulo

Nationality: Brazilian

Education: Harvard University (2006), Gulliver Schools, Harvard College

Net Worth: $2.2 billion

 

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