The World’s Youngest Billionaires 2024
For the first time in 15 years, there are no self-made billionaires under the age of 30.By Monica Hunter-Hart, Contributor(This story is part of Forbes’ 2024 World’s Billionaires package, released on Tuesday.)It’s a rare feat to become a billionaire, especially at a young age. The average billionaire is 66, and the oldest person in the ranks is 102. Still, a select few have gotten super-rich super young.This year, the 25 youngest people on the Forbes’ World’s Billionaires list are all 33 or younger. Together they are worth $110 billion. A few are self-made, having built notable companies like Snap (Evan Spiegel, 33), Gymshark (Ben Francis, 31) and Oculus VR (Palmer Luckey, 31).Most had a lot of help. For the first time since 2009, every billionaire under 30 inherited his or her fortune—the result of some self-made entrepreneurs aging into their 30s, and a sign that the “great wealth transfer” has begun.The youngest billionaire in the world is Brazil’s Livia Voigt. Just 19 years old and...