The 9 Youngest Billionaires In The World

This year Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg maintained his top position on the list of richest individuals below age 35. His personal wealth, as of July 2014, is estimated to be $33.1 billion and he is 15th richest person in the world according to Forbes Billionairs List.
A billionaire, in countries that use the short scale number naming system, is a person with a net worth of at least one billion (1,000,000,000) units of a given currency, usually major currencies such as the United States dollar, the euro, or the pound sterling. Forbes magazine updates a complete global list of known U.S. dollar billionaires every year. John D. Rockefeller became the world's first confirmed U.S. dollar billionaire in 1916; as of 2014, there are over 1,600 U.S. dollar billionaires worldwide. (wikipedia)

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Here are the Top 9 Youngest Billionaries in Order of Wealth

1. Evan Spiegel
Age: 24

source: wikipedia

Worth: Around $1.5 billion

Evan Thomas Spiegel (born June 4, 1990) is an American Internet entrepreneur who co-founded the mobile application Snapchat. Currently, Spiegel is CEO of Snapchat.

2. Bobby Murphy
Age: 25

source: TIME

Worth: Around $1.5 billion

This co-founder of photo-messaging app Snapchat along with fellow billionaire youngster Evan Spiegel is the company's chief technology officer.

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3. Albert von Thurn und Taxis
Age: 31

source: wikipedia

Worth: Around $1.5 billion

His diversified assets include art, timber and real estate. He remains a bachelor and spends his time racing cars for a German league.

4. Marie Besnier-Beauvalot
Age: 33

source

Worth: Around $2.2 billion

She and her siblings inherited a French dairy company founded by her grandfather. (Cheese business)

5. Elizabeth Holmes
Age: 30

source: Forbes

Worth: Around $4.5 billion

Elizabeth Holmes is an American chemical and electrical engineer and entrepreneur. She is the founder and CEO of Theranos, a health technology and medical laboratory services company.

6. Eduardo Saverin
Age: 32

source: wikipedia

Worth: Around $4.9 billion

Coming from a wealthy family, Saverin sued Zuckerberg after co-founding the social site and not being given credit for it. He settled out of court. He still is a part owner of Facebook.

7. Yang Huiyan
Age: 33

Worth: Around $4.9 billion

Yang Huiyan is the majority shareholder of Country Garden Holdings and the fifth wealthiest person in Mainland China. She is currently the youngest female billionaire as well as the richest woman in Asia. (wikipedia)

8. Scott Duncan
Age: 32

Worth: Around $6.2 billion

Duncan inherited his money from his father, Dan Duncan, who started energy pipeline company.

9. Dustin Moskovitz
Age: 30

source: wikipedia

Worth: Around $8.1 billion

He is an American internet entrepreneur who co-founded the website Facebook along with Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum and Chris Hughes. In 2008, he left Facebook to co-found Asana with Justin Rosenstein.