Top 10 Youngest Billionaires on Forbes List
Billionaires - October 8, 2024

Top 10 Youngest Billionaires on Forbes List

The latest Forbes 400 list for 2024 unveiled the 10 youngest billionaires, who are making waves in technology, venture capital, and real estate.

While the average age of individuals on this list stands at 70, with nearly two dozen aged in their 90s, a noteworthy group of younger entrepreneurs have amassed fortunes exceeding $3.3 billion each. 

Their industries range across major companies and sectors such as Walmart, venture capital, Facebook, cryptocurrency, and fast food.

Here are the ten youngest billionaires on the 2024 Forbes list:

1. Lukas Walton

Lukas 38 years old, boasts a net worth of $33.9 billion. He is an heir to the Walmart fortune, having inherited it after his father John Walton’s tragic death in a plane crash in 2005. Lukas is notably hands-off with Walmart’s day-to-day operations, focusing instead on investments that tackle environmental and social challenges.

2. Josh Kushner

Aged 39, has a net worth of $3.8 billion. As the founder of Thrive Capital, he has backed successful tech startups like Instagram, Spotify, and Slack. Hailing from a prominent real estate family, Josh’s fortune is not just tied to his venture capital endeavors but is also bolstered by his family’s real estate empire.

3. Dustin Moskovitz

Dustin 40, is valued at $14.3 billion. Known primarily as a Facebook co-founder, Moskovitz departed the social media giant in 2008 to start Asana, a workflow software firm, while still holding a significant stake in Meta, Facebook’s parent company.

4. Mark Zuckerberg

Also, 40, has a net worth of $181 billion. As a co-founder of Facebook and the current head of Meta, Zuckerberg has seen his fortune surge by $75 billion in the past year alone, thanks to Meta’s impressive market performance.

5. Nathan Blecharczyk

At 41, he has a net worth of $7.9 billion. A co-founder of Airbnb, he was the startup’s first engineer and has played a pivotal role in its growth, maintaining involvement in several key business areas.

6. Brian Armstrong

Brain who is 41, with a net worth of $8 billion, co-founded Coinbase. The crypto exchange’s valuation soared past $100 billion at its IPO, and although it has fluctuated since, it has boosted Armstrong’s wealth.

7. Scott Duncan

41, worth $8.3 billion, inherited his wealth from his father, the founder of Enterprise Products, a major player in the natural gas and oil pipeline industry.

8. Leonid Radvinsky

He is 42 years old and holds a net worth of $3.8 billion. He owns OnlyFans, a popular subscription site, which has seen rapid growth and substantial revenue, making Radvinsky a new entrant on the Forbes list.

9. Lynsi Snyder

Snyder also, 42, with a net worth of $7.3 billion, owns and presides over In-N-Out Burger. She inherited the company and has continued to uphold its traditional business model and cautious expansion strategy.

10. Ernest Garcia III

Aged 42, he has a net worth of $4.6 billion. He co-founded Carvana, an online platform for buying and selling used cars, which went public in 2017 under his leadership.

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