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The five richest young billionaires

Recent publiceerde Forbes een top 400-lijst van de rijkste Amerikanen van dit jaar. Net als voorgaande jaren triomfeerde de bekende namen; Elon Musk behaalde de eerste plek op de lijst met een vermogen van € 222.5 miljard. Ten opzichte van vorig jaar verdwenen er echter vijftien jonge miljardairs uit de lijst. Door chaos in de crypto-wereld en veel onrust in tech, verloren zij een deel van hun vermogen. Toch veroverde tien jonge miljardairs een plek in de top 400. Wie zijn zij en waar vergaarden zij hun fortuin mee?

Mark Zuckerberg

Meta's co-founder and CEO lost €77.6 billion compared to last year, meaning he lost more than half of his fortune. Meta's shares fell about 60% year-on-year, partly due to a decline in the number of users of the social platform, but also due to its expansion into the Metaverse. Mark Zuckerberg, with assets of €59.5 billion, ranks eleven in the top 400.

 

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Lukas Walton 

Lukas is the grandson of Walmart founder Sam Walton and inherited a large fortune after his father died in a plane crash in 2005. Lukas chose not to join the family business. Instead, the 36-year-old billionaire is committed to charity with his platform Builders Vision. Walton ranks 29th with assets of €21 billion.

Sam Bankman-Fried 

Bankman-Fried is one of the richest people in crypto, thanks to his trading platform FTX and Alameda Research. Sam is the son of two law professors, studied physics, but started trading in crypto in late 2017. In 2019, the young entrepreneur launched his own platform FTX, already valued at €18.6 billion by 2021. The 30-year-old Bankman-Fried ranks 41 on the Forbes list with assets of €17.8 billion. He says he will eventually donate most of this to charities based on the philosophy of "earning to give. 

Dustin Moskovitz 

Dustin, 38, co-founded Facebook with Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin and Chris Hughes. After two years of studying economics at Harvard, he dropped out to work full-time for the social platform and became vice president. In October 2008, Moskovitz left the company. Most of Moskovitz's wealth comes from his shares in Facebook (Meta Platforms) and his own company Asana. The 30-year-old entrepreneur ranks 83 with €8.4 billion.

Nathan Blecharczyk

Blecharczyk is the only one of Airbnb's three co-founders who, at 39, is still under 40. He currently holds the role of Chief Strategy Officer at the company. And even though Airbnb's shares fell 30%, the entrepreneur is ranked 93 with €8 billion.