A
Ajay Paswan· 8 years ago
Exploring lifestyle, entertainment, and cultural trends through engaging, informative, and practical content.

Who are self-made billionaires under the age of 30?

0
1.3K

Join this conversation

Sort By
Replying to the question above
Updated on05/23/26

Some of the most famous self-made billionaires under 30 are from the tech and AI industry because startups can grow extremely fast today.

  • Surya Midha became one of the world’s youngest self-made billionaires through AI startup Mercor at just 22.
  • Adarsh Hiremath and Brendan Foody also became billionaires as Mercor co-founders.
  • Alexandr Wang became famous after building Scale AI in his early twenties.
  • Lucy Guo became one of the youngest self-made female billionaires through Scale AI and other ventures.

Honestly, AI and technology startups are creating young billionaires much faster today than traditional industries ever did.

Must Read: How to make a savings from pocket-money?

K
Covering the culture, trends, and everyday choices that define how modern India lives.
View Profile

Kavya Sharma is a lifestyle expert and content writer with over 4 years of experience covering entertainment and lifestyle across digital platforms in India. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Media Studies from Mumbai University, which shaped her understanding of audience behaviour, cultural trends, and how content connects with readers at a personal level. Her writing spans Bollywood and OTT entertainment, fashion, wellness, travel, relationships, and modern living — topics she approaches with both cultural awareness and editorial discipline. Her work has appeared on platforms including Femina.in, Pinkvilla, and Lifestyle Asia India, where she has developed a consistent voice that resonates with urban Indian readers navigating contemporary life. Over four years, Kavya has published 250+ articles covering trend-driven and evergreen lifestyle content. She understands what audiences in this space actually want — content that is relatable, well-researched, and reflective of the way people in India are living, consuming, and making choices today. Across all her work, she maintains a standard of accuracy and cultural sensitivity — ensuring that entertainment and lifestyle conte

0
Replying to the question above
Updated on05/08/26

Some take decades to accumulate the whopping fortunes while some strike the jackpot at very early age. Here is a list of self-made billionaires in the world under the age of 30.

1. Evan Spiegel, 27

Residence: Los Angeles, California

Estimated wealth:$1.8 billion

At the young age of 25, the Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel became the billionaire in the world after launching the popular photo-sharing app with two of his former Stanford classmates.

2. John Collison, 27

Residence: San Francisco, California

Estimated wealth:$1 billion

The Harvard dropout is the co-founder ofStripe,an online payment company, with his brother Patrick in 2011. The Irish-born brothers now live in San Francisco, where the company is based.

3. Mark Zuckerberg, 33

Residence: Palo Alto, California

Estimated wealth:$45 billion

The Facebook cofounder and CEO became the youngest self-made billionaire in history at age 23, thanks to Facebook's IPO.

4. Patrick Collison, 29

Residence: San Francisco, California

Estimated wealth:$1.0 billion

The Stripe co-founder and CEO dropped out of MIT to partner with his brother John and pursue an entrepreneurial path. Their start-up was most recently estimated at $5 billion.

5. Bobby Murphy, 29

Residence: Venice, California

Estimated wealth:$1.8 billion

Just five years out of college, the CTO (Chief Technology Officer) of Snapchat is one of the youngest billionaires in the world, along with his Snapchat co-founder Spiegel.

R
View Profile
1
Replying to the question above
Answered on12/29/18
Million is 10 lakhs in Indian money.

Million dollar is 6.5 Crores roughly

So , you have asked independent mogul under 27. The greater part of the IT folks from best schools would effortlessly acquire this figure through pay. ( Keeping their Take home as around 50k , could without much of a stretch achieve this figure in five years barring their costs )

In any case, if it's independent tycoon (million dollar ) ,

At that point ,

Sachin Bansal of Flipkart

Rahul Sharma of Micromax

Kunal Bhal of SnapDeal

Naveen Tiwari of Inmobi

Ekta Kapoor of Balaji Tele Films

Ritesh Agarwal of Oyo Rooms

G
View Profile
0