By Jessica Patel • Bankrate.com
1. Mark Zuckerberg
Age: 31
Worth: More than $46 billion
How he made his billions: Facebook.
Which millennials have serious money, at an age when many of us are still drowning in student debt?
Bankrate
reviewed various published reports and found that Facebook co-founder
Mark Zuckerberg remains atop the list of the richest individuals under
35.
With an
estimated net worth bigger than the economies of many countries, he ranks 16th on the Forbes list of richest billionaires in the world.
See whose net worth puts them right behind "Zuck" in the young billionaires club.
Editor's note: Net worth figures were current as of Nov. 30, 2015.
2. Dustin Moskovitz
Age: 31
Worth: Around $9.5 billion
How he made his billions:
Another young'un gilded by Facebook's popularity, Moskovitz worked on
the site in its early stages with Zuckerberg. He went on to co-found
Asana, a maker of project-management software for businesses.
3. Eduardo Saverin
Age: 33
Worth: Around $6.4 billion
How he made his billions:
Coming from a wealthy family, Saverin sued Zuckerberg after co-founding
Facebook and not being given credit for it. Saverin settled out of
court. He still is a part owner of the social network and also is an
angel investor for other companies.
4. Yang Huiyan
Age: 34
Worth: Around $5 billion
How she made her billions:
Yang Huiyan's father, Yeung Kwok Keung, created the high-end Chinese
real estate development company Country Garden Group. Prior to the
company's Hong Kong IPO in 2007, Keung transferred his shares to his
daughter. She is in charge of the company's development strategies.
5. Scott Duncan
Age: 33
Worth: Around $4.9 billion
How he made his billions:
Duncan inherited his money from his father, who started energy pipeline
company Enterprise Products. One of 4 children, Duncan's fortune grew
by $1 billion in the past year after the company's stock rose.
6. Elizabeth Holmes
Age: 31
Worth: Around $4.5 billion
How she made her billions: America's richest self-made woman billionaire, Holmes founded a blood-testing company, Theranos, in 2003.
7. Nathan Blecharczyk
Age: 32
Worth: Around $3.3 billion
How he made his billions:
Blecharczyk is co-founder and chief technology officer of Airbnb, which
lists 1.5 million homes, or rooms in people's houses or apartments, for
rental stays. He has a 13% stake in Airbnb.
8. Brian Chesky
Age: 34
Worth: Around $3.3 billion
How he made his billions: With Blecharczyk, Chesky co-founded Airbnb and now serves as CEO of the "sharing economy" lodging company.
9. Joe Gebbia
Age: 34
Worth: Around $3.3 billion
How he made his billions:
Gebbia is the 3rd co-founder of Airbnb (with Blecharczyk and Chesky)
and is the company's chief product officer. He and Chesky met while
attending the Rhode Island School of Design. According to Forbes, Airbnb
grew out of an air-mattress rental operation that the 2 launched in San
Francisco during a time of peak demand for hotel rooms.
10. Tom Persson
Age: 30
Worth: Around $2.8 billion
How he made his billions:
Persson is the grandson of the founder of the Swedish "cheap chic"
clothing chain H&M. He graduated from Met Film School in London and
is now in the movie production business.
11. Fuli Zong
Age: 33
Worth: Around $2.7 billion
How she made her billions:
Zong, also known as Kelly Zong, is an executive with Hangzhou Wahahah
Group, the Chinese beverage and clothing conglomerate founded by her
father.
