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Sometimes age is just a number because the value you get depends on how you spend your time. But sometimes, it will be your fortune. Most of the youngest billionaires on this list own their property from their parents, but some are self-made billionaires with their own skills and commitment. However, they probably have the same financial knowledge to manage their billions of wealth. So let’s see who are the world’s youngest billionaires in 2021.

1. Kevin David Lehmann

Youngest billionaire in the world
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Kevin David Lehmann is the youngest billionaire in the world according to Forbes annual billionaire ranking. He got this fortune after he officially inherited his father’s 50% stake in one of the leading drugstore chains in Germany.

  • BORN: 2002 
  • AGE: 19
  • NET WORTH: $3.3 BILLION
  • SOURCE OF WEALTH: DRUGSTORES
  • COUNTRY: GERMANY

2. Kylie Jenner

Kylie Jenner is the second youngest billionaires in the world
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Kylie Kristen Jenner is the second youngest billionaire in the world, according to the latest reports. Yet, she is in the top ten most followed profiles on Instagram, which supports her to build her brand to become a billionaire at a young age. And Kylie recently made a deal to sell around 51% of Kylie Cosmetics stake, which made her earn this fortune.

  • BORN: 1997
  • AGE: 24
  • NET WORTH: $1 BILLION
  • SOURCE OF WEALTH: MODEL, INFLUENCE, BUSINESS
  • COUNTRY: UNITED STATES

3. Wang Zelong

Billionaire Wang Zelong

Wang Zelong is the second youngest billionaire; his fortune comes from shares in the CNNC’s Hua Yuan Titanium Dioxide and Lomon Billion Group; Both produce titanium dioxide in China.

  • BORN: 1996
  • AGE: 25
  • NET WORTH: $1.5 BILLION
  • SOURCE OF WEALTH: PIGMENT PRODUCTION
  • COUNTRY: CHINA

4. Alexandra Andresen

Alexandra Gamlemshaug Andresen is a Norwegian heir apparent. In 2016, at the age of 19, she became the youngest billionaire in the world. And for three consecutive years, she became the youngest billionaire on Forbes list.

  • BORN: 1996
  • AGE: 25
  • NET WORTH: $1.4 BILLION
  • SOURCE OF WEALTH: INVESTMENT FIRM
  • COUNTRY: NORWAY

5. Katharina Andresen

World's young female billionaire Katherina Andresen
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Katharina Gamlemshaug Andresen is sister of Alexandra Andresen. Both the sisters inherited around 42% shares of the investment company of their family. She is also a Norwegian heiress, and as of 2020, the world’s third-youngest billionaire, as reported by Forbes.

  • BORN: 1995
  • AGE: 26
  • NET WORTH: $1.3 BILLION
  • SOURCE OF WEALTH: INVESTMENT FIRM
  • COUNTRY: NORWAY

6. Austin Russell

Austin Rusell / Photo credit: Forbes

Austin Russell is the founder and CEO of Luminar Technologies. Which makes sensors and other tech gadgets for autonomous vehicles to help find objects for self-driving. So the technology is able to recognize the nearby objects by bouncing laser beams off nearby objects and vehicles’ surroundings. Luminar went famous by merging SPAC in December. Russell owns about a third of the company, according to Forbes.

  • BORN: 1995
  • AGE: 26
  • NET WORTH: $1.3 BILLION
  • SOURCE OF WEALTH: INVESTMENT FIRM
  • COUNTRY: UNITED STATES

7. Vitalik Buterin

Youngest crypto billionaire in the world
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Vitalik Buterin is the co-founder of Ethereum digital currency and the world’s youngest cryptocurrency billionaire. Also, he has donated more than $ 1 billion to a relief fund in India affected by the coronavirus.

  • BORN: 1994
  • AGE: 27
  • NET WORTH: $21 BILLION
  • SOURCE OF WEALTH: CRYPTO
  • COUNTRY: RUSSIA

8. Gustav Magnar Witzoe

Gustav Magnar Witzøe is a young Norwegian billionaire and significant shareholder of salmon fish farming company Salmar ASA. But he is not a self-made billionaire because he got this fortune from his dad as a gift in 2013. However, Gustav is of the youngest billionaires in the world today.

  • BORN: 1993 
  • AGE: 28 
  • NET WORTH: $4.2 BILLION
  • SOURCE OF WEALTH: FISH FARMING
  • COUNTRY: NORWAY

9. Sam Bankman-Fried

young crypto billionaires sam bankman fried
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The world’s second youngest crypto billionaire is Sam Bankman-Fried, and he is the founder and CEO of FXT, a cryptocurrency exchange. He manages $2.5 billion of assets through Alameda Research. The vast majority of his wealth is in FTX’s equity and tokens.

  • BORN: 1992
  • AGE: 29
  • NET WORTH: $8.7 BILLION
  • SOURCE OF WEALTH: CRYPTO
  • COUNTRY: UNITED STATES

10. Andy Fang

andy fang is one of the youngest billionaires in the world
Andy Fang

Andy Fang is a Chinese-American billionaire tech entrepreneur who is a co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at DoorDash, the food delivery app. He started it along with Stanley Tang, Tony Xu and Evan Moore in 2013.

  • BORN: 1992
  • AGE: 29
  • NET WORTH: $2.5 BILLION
  • SOURCE OF WEALTH: FOOD DELIVERY APP, TECH
  • COUNTRY: UNITED STATES

11. Stanley Tang

Stanley Tang is one of the youngest billionaires in the world
Stanley Tang

Stanley Tang is one of the contributors to found DoorDash with Andy Tang. Stanley is also a co-founder in DoorDash with 4% shares.

  • BORN: 1992
  • AGE: 29
  • NET WORTH: $2.5 BILLION
  • SOURCE OF WEALTH: FOOD DELIVERY APP, TECH
  • COUNTRY: UNITED STATES

12. Elisabeth Furtwaengler

Elisabeth Furtwaengler is one of the youngest billionaires in the world
Elisabeth Furtwaengler

Elisabeth Furtwaengler is also securing her position in the list of youngest female billionaires. She is Hubert Burda’s daughter, the most famous publishing magnate and actress, and doctor Maria Furtwaengler. Right now, she owns 25% shares of the Burda Media Group. Her portfolio comprises around 600 media products in more than 24 countries. Moreover, she is the youngest board member of the Burda Media Group. She performed on the stage as a singer. Elisabeth also studies in California at the Music Conservatory.

  • BORN: 1992
  • AGE: 30
  • NET WORTH: $8.7 BILLION
  • SOURCE OF WEALTH: CRYPTO
  • COUNTRY: UNITED STATES

13. Jonathan Kwok

Youngest billionaires in the world
Jonathan-Kwok

Jonathan Kwok is the youngest son of a late Walter Kwok, former chairman of Sun Hung Kai Proper(SHKP), Hong Kong largest developer. After the death of Walk Kwok, Jonathan and his brother Geoffrey took the Empire Group Holdings, which Walter founded before he dies. The brothers inherited Walter’s direct stake in SHKP.

  • BORN: 1991
  • AGE: 30
  • NET WORTH: $2.3 BILLION
  • SOURCE OF WEALTH: REAL ESTATE
  • COUNTRY: HONG KONG
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