The 2024 Forbes 400 list shows the 10 youngest billionaires from the industrial, tech, venture capital, and real estate sectors.
The average age on the list is 70, with almost two dozen individuals in their 90s.
However, a select group has hit a minimum net worth of $3.3 billion at a younger age.
According to the list, there are 26 billionaires under 50, including two in their 30s.
The 10 youngest billionaires, all 42 or younger, have a total wealth of about $273 billion, spanning retail, venture capital, tech, cryptocurrency, and fast food sectors.
Lucas is the youngest on the list and is an heir to the Walton family fortune, the owner of Walmart.
He inherited his wealth following the death of his father, John Walton, in a 2005 plane crash.
Josh founded Thrive Capital, a venture capital firm that has invested in high-profile tech startups such as Instagram, Spotify, and Slack.
He is from a renowned real estate family, with his father, Charles Kushner, who established the family dynasty, and his sibling, Jared Kushner, who plays a prominent role in the family business.
Moskovitz is the co-founder of Facebook, which is now Meta. He launched the social media network with Mark Zuckerberg while they were roommates at Harvard University.
He left Facebook in 2008 and established Asana, a workflow software firm.
According to the Forbes list, Mark Zuckerberg is the third wealthiest American and is Meta CEO.
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads, has seen its stock performance increase by 75% last year.
Zuckerbergâs wealth has risen significantly, adding about $75 billion to his net worth in the last 12 months.
Nathan Blecharczyk is a co-founder of Airbnb and serves as the companyâs chief strategy officer.
He was crucial in creating the firmâs original website and overseeing its data science, payment, and marketing teams.
The co-founder of Coinbase, the cryptocurrency exchange platform, previously worked as an engineer at Airbnb before launching the crypto platform.
Duncan inherited his wealth from Dan Duncan, his father’s founder of Enterprise Products.
The Houston-based energy company owns and operates natural gas processing plants and over 50,000 miles of oil and gas pipelines.
