The world's youngest billionaires are at the age under 35 years. Yes, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg top it all. The top ten combine worth reach $38.8 Billion, enough to topple the Google's two founders worth. On the total combined worth amount of the group, 67% of it, engaged in internet or online related stuff, I will be featuring these 5 extra ordinary online kids. Fasten all seat belts.
1. Mark Zuckerberg at 28. His platform is massively crowded by a billion number of users. Facebook dominates. He is revolutionizing people's connectivity worldwide with no cost. Started on his Harvard dorm in 2004 with his 3 friends, now amassing his worth to $17 Billion. And there will be more surprises from this kid.
2. Dustin Moskovitz at 28. One of the 4 students who started facebook on their dorm, Dustin, the world's youngest billionaire is now worth $3.5 Billion. He left the social network platform giant last October 2008 and found his own company Asana. The company is considered as the ultimate task management tool. I will try his platform now for my team, besides it's FREE up to 30 users using it. For sure his company will impact huge how the corporate world will run or manage a project. Please check this article of Scopegater for more of Dustin's bio.
3. Sean Parker at 32. The darling of the tech world, Sean is a tech super genius and the founding president of facebook. A hacker that catches the attention of the FBI and CIA. Builds the famous company names like Napster, Spotify and Airtime. Although it's struggling time for his new start up 7 month old Airtime company, he is worth $2 Billion. Nothing can stop this brilliant guy from creating magnificent online things. Stay tuned.
4. Eduardo Saverin at 30. Now, his worth climbed to $2 Billion. A Brazilian in origin, also a co founder of facebook who stirred controversy when he renounced his United States citizenship to avoid taxes amid the coming of facebook IPO. Currently living in Singapore, he is investing with digital and online companies.
5. Robert Pera at 34. An apple engineer who found his own wireless networking and internet access company called Ubiquiti Networks. His worth is $1.5 Billion and now the owner of NBA's team Memphis Grizzlies.
No doubts, these kids are shaping our internet landscape. Whatever will affect you in what you're doing online in the coming years to come, get back to them ... they're drafting it now. Check this post after 10 years.
They are all inspiring! I wonder how they spend money.. are they thinking just about business and how to grow their income.. are they thinking about leisure? What about their happiness?
ReplyDeleteyes, they inspired the young and old alike Rochkirstin. :)
DeleteGosh! this kids!! Good thing to know that they're really into something good. I hope they will also help other kids to be like them.
ReplyDeletetheir accomplishments inspired kids to do more huge thing.
Delete4 from Facebook, and with their young age, they surely are our day's inspiration in terms of pursuing once interests and pushing to our own limits.
ReplyDeletewho knows Mark, maybe you're NEXT. :)
DeleteWow! they really are so rich! How could I climb into their ladder of richness? huh!
ReplyDeleteone step at a time Jonas, :). Go for it.
DeleteCreating the next big software idea really makes one climb in the Billionaire's ladder.
ReplyDeleteyes they did it Franc.
DeleteIt goes to show. It's not capital, it's ideas. And tech is where it's at. (the wellness industry is also a gold mine, I heard)
ReplyDeleteIdeas Rock Carlo. :)
DeleteI think they already have shaped our world no doubt about it and for that I am thankful!
ReplyDeleteYes, it's starting Orly.
DeleteSorry, but this looks like a Facebook promo page to me :) There are a dozen other 'young billionaires' who aren't necessarily tech magnates; just have a look-see at Forbes :)
ReplyDeleteI agree jsncruz, there are so many young non-tech billionaires in the world, I only featured the top tech kids on this post. Thanks buddy. :)
DeleteDamn! I'm so jealous there really awesome... Give me 5 years more and I will be in that list too LOL!
ReplyDeleteGo go go Jan. :)
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