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- Forbes recently released its annual Billionaires List.
- There are 2,153 billionaires in the world — and 53 of them are millennials, defined by the Pew Research Center as those born between 1981 and 1996.
- Collectively, they have a fortune worth $235.3 billion.
There are 2,153 billionaires — worth a collective $8.7 trillion — currently roaming the world, according to Forbes’ recently released annual Billionaires List.
But for some, it didn’t take decades to accumulate their wealth — 53 billionaires on the list are millennials, defined by the Pew Research Center as those born between 1981 and 1996, or those aged 23 to 38 in 2019. Collectively, they’re worth $235.3 billion.
The Forbes Billionaires List determined the net worths of the world’s billionaires by valuing a variety of assets, including private companies, real estate, art, and more. All net worths are current estimates as of March 5, 2019.
We narrowed that snapshot down to look at the world’s richest millennials, according to the Pew Research Center’s definition. Note that some billionaires aged 22 were born in the cutoff year of 1996, but have not had birthdays yet this year in which they will turn 23.
From Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg to Snapchat’s Evan Spiegel, scroll through to see some of the richest young people in the world.
53 (TIE). Binny Bansal
AP
Net worth: $1 billion
Age: 36
Country: India
Source of wealth: Flipkart, self-made
Position: Co-founder, Flipkart
53 (TIE). Sachin Bansal
Reuters
Net worth: $1 billion
Age: 37
Country: India
Source of wealth: Flipkart, self-made
Position: Co-founder, Flipkart
53 (TIE). Ludwig Theodor Braun
B. Braun International/YouTube
Net worth: $1 billion
Age: 29
Country: Germany
Source of wealth: Medical technology
Position: Co-owner, B. Braun Melsungen
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