Elon Musk, Bill Gates or Jeff Bezos – who was the youngest billionaire? The true ages 14 of the world's richest people joined the three-comma club revealed
An analysis of Forbes’ 2020 Billionaires List by British sports betting firm OLBG has revealed the real ages that some of the world’s richest people first clocked a billion dollars in the bank – ranked here from oldest to youngest
When Bill Gates became a billionaire in 1987 at the age of 31, he was the youngest person to ever join the three-comma club. In 2008, Mark Zuckerberg took that title when he reached billionaire status at 23.
But not all of today’s wealthiest entrepreneurs saw such success at a young age: Larry Ellison was 42 when he made his first million and 49 when his net worth reached the billions.
Using an analysis of the Forbes’ 2020 Billionaires List by British sports betting firm OLBG, we’ve broken out the ages at which Gates, Zuckerberg, Ellison, and 11 more of the world’s richest people became billionaires. Here they are, listed in order from oldest to youngest at the time they reached billionaire status.
Warren Buffett: 56
Today’s estimated net worth: US$79.7 billion
The investing legend and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway became a self-made billionaire in 1986 at age 56. His net worth passed US$1 billion after Berkshire Hathaway sold class-A shares for the first time.
George Lucas: 52
Today’s estimated net worth: US$5.7 billion
Lucas may be the brains behind two of the most well-known film franchises of our time, but he made most of his money by selling his production studio Lucasfilm to Disney for US$4.05 billion in cash and stock in 2012, according to Bloomberg. He first became a self-made billionaire in 1996 at 52.
Carlos Slim: 51