Top 14 youngest billionaires under 40
Besides Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the names that cracked Forbes’ list of 400 wealthy Americans before the age of 40 are unrecognizable — for now. They range from wildly successful tech industry entrepreneurs with newfound riches to the heirs of massive fortunes. Click through the gallery to see which billionaires have rocketed to the top of the ladder of success. All figures in U.S. dollars.
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Who leads the way as the richest people under 40? Click through to find out.
Top 14 youngest billionaires under 40
No. 14: Co-founder and CTO of Snapchat Bobby Murphy Age: 28 Net worth: $1.8 billion (Wikimedia Commons / Leandroapbatista)
Top 14 youngest billionaires under 40
No. 13: CEO and co-founder of Snapchat Evan Spiegel Age: 26 Net worth: $2.1 billion (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Time Inc)
Top 14 youngest billionaires under 40
No. 12 (tie): Co-founder of Napster Sean Parker (right) Age: 36 Net worth: $2.4 billion (Photo by Mike Windle/Getty Images)
Top 14 youngest billionaires under 40
No. 12 (tie): Julio Mario Santo Domingo III is the grandson of Julio Mario Santo Domingo (seen here) who was the owner of Santo Domingo Group, which controlled more than 100 companies. Age: 31 Net worth: $2.4 billion (AP Photo/SABMiller)
Top 14 youngest billionaires under 40
No. 10: Robert Pera founder of Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. Age: 38 Net worth: $3.2 billion (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, William DeShazer)
Top 14 youngest billionaires under 40
No. 9 (tie): Co-founder of Airbnb Nathan Blecharczyk Age: 33 Net worth: $3.3 billion (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young)
Top 14 youngest billionaires under 40
No. 9 (tie): CEO and co-founder of Airbnb Brian Chesky Age: 35 Net worth: $3.3 billion (Photo by Kimberly White/Getty Images for Fortune)
Top 14 youngest billionaires under 40
No. 9 (tie): CPO and co-founder of Airbnb Joe Gebbia (right) Age: 35 Net worth: $3.3 billion (Wikimedia Commons / Drew Altizer photography)
Top 14 youngest billionaires under 40
No. 6 (tie): Alejandro Santo Domingo, son of Julio Mario Santo Domingo Age: 39 Net worth: $4.8 billion (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
Top 14 youngest billionaires under 40
No. 6 (tie): Andrees Santo Domingo, grandson of Julio Mario Santo Domingo Age: 38 Net worth: $4.8 billion (Photo by JP Yim/Getty Images)
Top 14 youngest billionaires under 40
No. 4: Scott Duncan is the son of Dan Duncan co-founder of Enterprise Products Age: 33 Net worth: $5.2 billion (Yahoo Finance India)
Top 14 youngest billionaires under 40
No. 3: Co-founder of Facebook Dustin Moskovitz Age: 32 Net worth: $10.4 billion (Photo by Kimberly White/Getty Images)
Top 14 youngest billionaires under 40
No. 2: Lukas Walton, grandson of Sam Walton, founder of Walmart Age: 30 Net worth: $11.2 billion (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Top 14 youngest billionaires under 40
No. 1: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Age: 32 Net worth: $55.5 billion (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)