Sunday, June 29, 2008

Top Ten Young Billionaires On The World

Top Ten Young Billionaires On The World
There are 946 billionaires in the world, with an average age of 62. There are 33 billionaires under the age of 40 on the list. Of the 33 young men on the list, 16 have inherited their vast wealth, while 17 are self made billionaires. Only four on the young billionaires are bachelors, making them very eligible.

Of the 33 young billionaires, only one is a female. Chu Lam Yiu, the only female on the list is 37. She founded and chairs Huabao International Holdings, a flavorings and fragrance business.

The combined net worth of the 33 young billionaires is $118 billion,. This gives them as average net worth of $3.6 billion..

1. German Prince Albert van Thum and Taxis is the youngest on the list, at the age of 23. His inherited fortune is estimated at over $2 billion. The prince is single.The German Prince first appeared on Forbes List at the age of eight, when his father died, making him the youngest billionaire ever on the list. He appeared on the list again at the age of 18, when he inherited his father's fortune officially. The eligible bachelor lives in the family castle with his sisters and his mother. He often is away racing cars in the Italian auto-racing league.

2. Sergey Brin is 33. His self made fortune as co-founder of Google is estimated at over $16.6 billion. Sergey Brin is a United States citizen living in Palo Alto The California. The Google co-founder is single.

3. Larry Page is 34. His $16.6 billion fortune is self made as co-founder of Google. Page is a United States citizen living in San Francisco, California.. Larry Page is single.

4. Anurag Dikshit: The 35 year old has a self made $1.6 billion fortune is from online gambling. He wrote gambling software allowing gamblers from around the world bet against one another in poker. He is a citizen of India and is married with one child.

5. Andrei Meinichendo is 35. His self made fortune of $4.6 billions comes from banking and energy. He is a Russian citizen living in Moscow and is married.

6. William Ding is a 36 year old who has a self made fortune of $1.1 billion made on the Internet. As the chief executive of Net Ease which has a business in on line gaming. Ding is a citizen of China.

7. Chaniga Vorasarun, has an inherited fortune of $2.3 billion from construction and investments. He is a citizen of Saudi Arabia and is married with 2 children.

8. Jerry Yang is a 38 year old with a $2.2 billion fortune. His self made fortune was made on Yahoo. Yang is a citizen of the United States living in Los Altos, California. He is married with two children.

9. Constantino Oliveria. 38 years old has a fortune that is inherited and growing, from GOL Airlines. Hi fortune is estimated at $1.1 billion and lives in San Paulo, Brazil.

10. Pierre Omidyar is 39 and has a self made fortune of $8.8 billions from eBay. The United States citizens lived in Henderson, Nevada and is married with th 3 children.

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