According to Forbes, nearly 75% of the world’s dollar billionaires are between 50 and 79 years old, and just 12% are under 50.
However, there are rare individuals who reach billionaire status before turning 30.
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In 2025, there are only 21 billionaires under 30 on the Forbes list, making them part of an ultra-exclusive club.
Only two of them are self-made, while the rest inherited their massive wealth from family empires including pharmaceuticals, eyeglasses, retail, and industrial giants.
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The youngest dollar billionaire on the planet is 19-year-old Johannes von Baumbach. He and his three siblings, all in their 20s, each hold an estimated Ksh696.6 billion ($5.4 billion) stake in Boehringer Ingelheim, the world’s largest privately owned pharmaceutical company.
At the same time, Europe has dominated the list of young billionaires, having 15 of the 21 youngest billionaires. Seven of them are from Germany, including the von Baumbach siblings, Sophie Luise Fielmann, Kevin David Lehmann, and Maxim Tebar.
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Italy follows closely, with three heirs from the Del Vecchio family benefiting from a 40% jump in EssilorLuxottica’s stock, skyrocketing their fortunes to Ksh851 billion ($6.6 billion) each.
Moreover, outside Europe, South Korea and Brazil each have billionaire sibling duos who inherited wealth from online gaming and industrial machinery businesses, respectively.
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Self-Made Billionaires on the List
Among this elite group, only two billionaires earned their status without inheriting wealth.
They include 29-year-old Ed Craven. The Australian is the Co-founder of Stake.com, one of the world’s largest crypto-backed online casinos.
He made an estimated $4.7 billion in revenue in 2024.
At the same time, 28 year old American Alexandr Wang is a self made billionaire.
Wang is an AI data prodigy and co-founder of Scale AI, a company that provides AI data annotation services.
Wang first made the billionaire list in 2021 but dropped off in 2023. However, thanks to a May 2024 funding round that pushed Scale AI’s valuation to $13.8 billion, he is back in the billionaire ranks.
Full Forbes List of World’s Youngest Dollar Billionaires
1. Sophie Luise Fielmann (30, Germany) – Optometry | Net Worth: $2.8B
Sophie and her brother Marc inherited their father Günther’s fortune, with Sophie holding a third of Fielmann AG’s stock but no active role in the company.
2. Katharina Andresen (29, Norway) – Investments | Net Worth: $2B
Katharina inherited wealth from her father’s 2005 sale of a cigarette empire. She co-owns 42% of Ferd, the family investment firm, and is an LGBTQ+ rights advocate.
3. Ed Craven (29, Australia) – Online Casino | Net Worth: $2.8B
Craven co-founded Stake.com, a popular online casino that capitalized on cryptocurrency gambling and livestreamed content.
4. Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio (29, Italy) – Eyeglasses | Net Worth: $6.6B
After inheriting a stake in EssilorLuxottica, Del Vecchio now serves as CSO and president of Ray-Ban.
5. Alexandra Andresen (28, Norway) – Investments | Net Worth: $1.9B
A co-owner of Ferd, Alexandra is also a former champion dressage rider, now focused on her horse-breeding stable.
6. Firoz Mistry (28, Ireland) – Diversified | Net Worth: $4B
Firoz inherited a stake in Tata Sons and is helping refinance the Shapoorji Pallonji Group.
7. Alexandr Wang (28, USA) – AI | Net Worth: $2B
Wang co-founded Scale AI, which provides data for AI training, including large language models like ChatGPT.
8. Dora Voigt de Assis (27, Brazil) – Industrial Machinery | Net Worth: $1.2B
Dora and her sister inherited stakes in WEG, an electrical motor producer.
9. Maximilian von Baumbach (27, Germany) – Pharma | Net Worth: $5.4B
Maximilian is part of the Boehringer Ingelheim heirs, a pharmaceutical giant founded in 1885.
10. Zahan Mistry (26, Ireland) – Diversified | Net Worth: $4B
Zahan inherited wealth from Tata Sons and Shapoorji Pallonji Group, playing a role in the group’s financial restructuring.
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Next 11 on the List
11. Katharina von Baumbach (25, Germany) – Pharma | Net Worth: $5.4B
Katharina is one of the heirs to Boehringer Ingelheim’s fortune.
12. Maxim Tebar (24, Germany) – Chainsaws | Net Worth: $1.1B
Maxim inherited his wealth from Stihl, a leading chainsaw manufacturer.
13. Remi Dassault (23, France) – Diversified | Net Worth: $2.8B
Remi owns stakes in Dassault Aviation and Dassault Systèmes, inherited after his father’s death.
14. Luca Del Vecchio (23, Italy) – Eyeglasses | Net Worth: $6.6B
Luca shares a stake in EssilorLuxottica with his family but is not involved in operations.
15. Kim Jung-min (23, South Korea) – Online Gaming | Net Worth: $1.3B
Kim inherited stakes in Nexon, a gaming giant, after her father’s passing.
16. Franz von Baumbach (23, Germany) – Pharma | Net Worth: $5.4B
Franz is another heir to Boehringer Ingelheim, one of the world’s oldest pharmaceutical companies.
17. Kevin David Lehmann (22, Germany) – Drugstores | Net Worth: $3.6B
Kevin inherited a 50% stake in dm-drogerie markt, Germany’s top drugstore chain, at just 14.
18. Kim Jung-youn (21, South Korea) – Online Gaming | Net Worth: $1.3B
Like her sister, Kim inherited a 9% stake in Nexon, the online gaming company founded by their father.
19. Clemente Del Vecchio (20, Italy) – Net Worth: $6.6 Billion
Clemente inherited his wealth from a 12.5% stake in Delfin, the holding company with a stake in EssilorLuxottica, which owns brands like Ray-Ban and Persol.
However, he has no role in the company and shares this fortune with his brother Luca. Their late father was married to Essilor Luxottica’s former head of investor relations.
20. Lívia Voigt de Assis (20, Brazil) – Net Worth: $1.2 Billion
Lívia inherited her wealth from her grandfather, cofounder of WEG.
She holds a 3.1% stake in the company and is currently studying psychology. After being named the world’s youngest billionaire, she has chosen to maintain a low profile.
21. Johannes von Baumbach (19, Germany) – Net Worth: $5.4 Billion
Johannes is the youngest heir to Boehringer Ingelheim, a pharmaceutical company led by his uncle since 2015.
It is unclear if Johannes or his siblings have any active role in the business. He is also a competitive skier.
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