Young billionaires of the world. Billionaires of the world: list

Recently, the well-known Forbes magazine published a rating entitled "The youngest billionaires in the world". It included 29 people, whose age did not exceed 40 years. At the same time, 10 rich people work in the sphere of high technologies (four of them represent the social network "Facebook"). Among the list participants there is also a Russian. Unfortunately, within the limits of one article it is impossible to tell about all 29 rich people. Therefore, we list those who are the most popular.

1. Perenn Kay (24 years old) - $ 1.3 billion

This Chinese woman, who leads the rating "Young billionaires of the world", owns approximately 85% of the "Logan Property" through the family trust and various companies. The general director and chairman of the board of directors of this company is her father - Ji Haipen. Kay, which many know under the pseudonym of Ji Paley, is on the board of directors of Logan Properties. In December 2013 the company conducted an IPO. Perenna graduated from the University of London and received a bachelor's degree in finance and economics.

2. Anton Katrein, Jr. (30 years old) - $ 1.35 billion

It's one thing to be born, like Kay, to a wealthy family, and quite another to successfully continue the work of your father and grandfather. This is exactly what Anton Katreyn, who ranks second in the list of "Young billionaires of the world," did.

In 1919, Anton's grandfather founded the company Katrein-Verke, which specializes in the production of automobile antennas. In this area, the company was a pioneer. Then the matter passed to the father of the young man. And after his death in 2012, the company was managed by Anton Katrein, Jr.. Now, in addition to car antennas, the company began to produce terrestrial and satellite communication systems, electronic components and antenna systems for mobile phones, as well as radio antennas.

3. Dastin Moskovits (30 years) - $ 6.8 billion

The third place in the rating "Young billionaires of the world" belongs to the former neighbor of Mark Zuckerberg in the room. Dustin stood at the origins of "Facebook", was her third employee and served as technical director. He left the company in 2008 to fully devote himself to his own project - the company-manufacturer of software "Asana". Recently Moskowitz married Kari Tun, an ex-journalist at the Wall Street Journal.

4. Mark Zuckerberg (30 years) - $ 28.5 billion

This year marks the 11th anniversary of the creation of Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg - the director and founder of this social network - takes the fourth place in the list of "Young dollar billionaires of the world." In May 2012, the company conducted a not very successful IPO, which slightly slowed its development. But in the next 12 months Facebook shares rose 130%, which allowed Mark to double his fortune. And this despite the fact that at the end of 2013, Zuckerberg gave 18 million shares to charity, sold 41 million shares and sold an option for 60 million shares.

5. Drew Houston (age 31) - $ 1.2 billion

On the fifth place of the rating "Young billionaires of the world" is located the general director and co-founder of the company "Dropbox" Drew Houston. Hardly had he exchanged the third ten, and his name was already in the top ten wealthiest people in the Silicon Valley. This was due to the "infusion" of new investments into his firm. As a result, "Drropbox" was estimated at $ 10 billion. Drew founded this cloud storage of information in 2007, taking Arash Firdousi as a partner. The newfound rich man was fond of computers since he was five years old, and the first startups started out as a schoolboy. "Dropbox" - the sixth project of Houston. Drew is as persistent and determined as the first billionaires in the world. Thanks to these qualities, he earned his fortune.

6. Albert von Taxis (31 years) - $ 3.8 billion

The sixth place in the representative of the princely blood of the genus Turn-e-Taxis. In the ranking of billionaires, Albert appeared at the age of eight. Then he inherited a huge fortune. But the official entry into the ownership rights took place in 2001, when the prince turned 18 years old. Among the assets of Albert - art, real estate, several thousand hectares of land in Germany, etc. Bachelor lives in the Bavarian family castle and takes part in motor racing.

7. Scott Duncan (age 31) - $ 6.3 billion

This enviable groom from Texas rightfully ranks seventh in the ranking of "Young billionaires of the world", a list of which is presented in this article. Scott is one of the four heirs of his father - Dan Duncan, who has made capital on pipelines. Over the past year, the young man has become richer by about $ 1.2 billion, thanks to the increase in the value of shares of Enterprise Products and good dividends. In 2010, Scott's father passed away at the age of 77. Then in the country there was a one-year moratorium on levying the estate tax. This allowed all the sons of Dan Duncan to get their shares without taxes. If their father died at another time, the federal tax rate would be at least 45%.

8. Fahd Hariri (33 years old) - $ 1.2 billion

Eighth place belongs to the youngest son of Rafik Hariri. In 2004, Fahd graduated from the Paris School of Architecture. And after the death of the prime minister in 2005 he inherited the conglomerate "Saudi Oger", specializing in housing construction and telecommunications in Lebanon.

9. Eduardo Saverin (33 years old) - $ 4.1 billion

Ninth place in the rating "Young billionaires of the world", the list of which is published annually by Forbes magazine, from another co-founder of Facebook. Eduardo Saverin was born in Brazil. He was the financial director of the company and its first investor. It was Saverin who introduced Zuckerberg to Sean Parker, who later became president of the social network. He also helped "Facebook" move to Palo Alto. At a certain point, Eduardo distanced himself from Mark, and the latter tried to "dilute" the share of Saverin in the company. This forced Eduardo to defend his right to Facebook shares in court. In 2012 he renounced his American citizenship and moved to live in Singapore. There the young man actively invests in various start-ups. Recently, the Internet giant "Yakhu" bought from Saverin Qwiki (mobile video service) for $ 50 million. Now the billionaire rarely enters the social network. In 2013, he said at a conference in Singapore: "I do not want to devote my life to creating another Facebook."

Yang Huiyian (33 years) - $ 6.9 billion

The tenth place is occupied by a woman who is considered the richest in China. Her share in the company "Country Garden", specializing in the construction of luxury housing, she received from her father in 2007 on the eve of the IPO. In addition, he appointed her vice president. It is noteworthy that Father Yan started as a simple farmer, then became a builder, and a few years later he registered a firm that brought him billions. Now he and his daughter continue to manage the company.

Yvonne Bauer (37 years) - $ 2.4 billion

On the penultimate place of the rating "Young billionaires of the world" is the owner of the largest media holding in Europe. Currently, Yvonne has an 85% stake in Bauer Media Group. She led the family company in the fifth generation. Sam media holding was founded in 1875. Currently, he produces nearly 600 journals.

Maxim Nogotkov (38 years) - $ 1.3 billion

This talented Russian businessman closes the list of "The youngest billionaires in the world". At school Maxim was engaged in the sale of cell phones and computer programs. To build his own business, he dropped out of school, as it took a lot of time. Soon Nogotkov founded Svyaznoy, which later became the largest cellular retailer in Russia, selling mobile operators, electronics, cell phones, and digital photo and audio equipment. Maxim also owns a chain of Pandora jewelry boutiques.