The situation, in brief
Believe it or not, there are more Gen Z billionaires today than ever before, according to Forbes. Based on the Forbes World’s Billionaires list, 35 people reached billionaire status before age 30. They account for just 1% of the world’s 3,428 billionaires — but that share is up by 0.4 percentage…
Believe it or not, there are more Gen Z billionaires today than ever before, according to Forbes.
Based on the Forbes World’s Billionaires list, 35 people reached billionaire status before age 30. They account for just 1% of the world’s 3,428 billionaires — but that share is up by 0.4 percentage point from 2025.
Among the 35 young billionaires is Amelie Voigt Trejes, the world’s youngest billionaire. The 20-year-old is the granddaughter of Werner Ricardo Voigt (†), who co-founded Brazilian industrial machinery giant WEG in 1961.
Amelie, 20, is younger than her twin brothers Pedro and Felipe and seven years younger than Johannes von Baumbach, a German pharmaceutical heir who is now the world’s second-youngest billionaire.
Forbes said eight of the 35 billionaires under 30 are from the United States, 13 are from Europe and six are from Asia.
“All of the Americans are self-made, while nearly all of the Europeans — except Fabian Hedin and Arvid Lunnemark — inherited their fortunes,” Forbes said.
Hedin, 26, co-founded the AI coding startup Lovable, while Lunnemark, also 26, co-founded Cursor, the maker of a popular code-editing tool. Lunnemark left the company in October to start a new venture focused on developing systems for safer AI.
Forbes said the 35 billionaires under age 30 have a combined net worth of $92.4 billion, down from $152.3 billion last year.
Below are the 35 billionaires under age 30 listed by Forbes:
Tarek Mansour (29, United States)
Net worth: $1.3 billion
Source of wealth: Prediction markets
Luana Lopes Lara (29, Brazil)
Net worth: $1.3 billion
Source of wealth: Prediction markets
Wang Zelong (29, China)
Net worth: $1.2 billion
Source of wealth: Chemicals
Alexandra Andresen (29, Norway)
Net worth: $2.5 billion
Source of wealth: Investments
Firoz Mistry (29, Ireland)
Net worth: $3.1 billion
Source of wealth: Diversified
Alexandr Wang (29, United States)
Net worth: $3.2 billion
Source of wealth: AI
Dora Voigt de Assis (28, Brazil)
Net worth: $1.4 billion
Source of wealth: Industrial machinery
Maximilian von Baumbach (28, Germany)
Net worth: $6.6 billion
Source of wealth: Pharma
Shayne Coplan (27, United States)
Net worth: $1 billion
Source of wealth: Prediction markets
Carl-Anton Kunz (27, Germany)
Net worth: $1.1 billion
Source of wealth: Plumbing and heating supplies
Zahan Mistry (27, Ireland)
Net worth: $3.1 billion
Source of wealth: Diversified
Fabian Hedin (26, Sweden)
Net worth: $1.6 billion
Source of wealth: AI coding
Abbas Sajwani (26, United Arab Emirates)
Net worth: $1.9 billion
Source of wealth: Real estate
Katharina von Baumbach (26, Germany)
Net worth: $6.6 billion
Source of wealth: Pharma
Arvid Lunnemark (26, Sweden)
Net worth: $1.3 billion
Source of wealth: AI software
Sualeh Asif (26, Pakistan)
Net worth: $1.3 billion
Source of wealth: AI software
Yoni Nahmad (25, Israel)
Net worth: $1.3 billion
Source of wealth: Art
Aman Sanger (25, United States)
Net worth: $1.3 billion
Source of wealth: AI software
Michael Truell (25, United States)
Net worth: $1.3 billion
Source of wealth: AI software
Maxim Tebar (25, Germany)
Net worth: $1.2 billion
Source of wealth: Chainsaws
Remi Dassault (24, France)
Net worth: $2.4 billion
Source of wealth: Diversified
Franz von Baumbach (24, Germany)
Net worth: $6.6 billion
Source of wealth: Pharma
Luca del Vecchio (24, Italy)
Net worth: $6.8 billion
Source of wealth: Eyeglasses
Kim Jung-min (24, South Korea)
Net worth: $1.7 billion
Source of wealth: Online gaming
Felipe Voigt Trejes (23, Brazil)
Net worth: $1.1 billion
Source of wealth: Industrial machinery
Pedro Voigt Trejes (23, Brazil)
Net worth: $1.1 billion
Source of wealth: Industrial machinery
Kevin David Lehmann (23, Germany)
Net worth: $4.9 billion
Source of wealth: Drugstores
Adarsh Hiremath (22, United States)
Net worth: $2.2 billion
Source of wealth: AI software
Brenda Foody (22, United States)
Net worth: $2.2 billion
Source of wealth: AI software
Surya Midha (22, United States)
Net worth: $2.2 billion
Source of wealth: AI software
Kim Jung-youn (22, South Korea)
Net worth: $1.7 billion
Source of wealth: Online gaming
Clemente del Vecchio (21, Italy)
Net worth: $6.8 billion
Source of wealth: Eyeglasses
Livia Voigt de Assis (21, Brazil)
Net worth: $1.4 billion
Source of wealth: Industrial machinery
Johannes von Baumbach (20, Germany)
Net worth: $6.6 billion
Source of wealth: Healthcare
Amelie Voigt Trejes (20, Brazil, in photo)
Net worth: $1.1 billion
Source of wealth: Industrial machinery
