The technology sector has the highest number of millennial billionaires (23 – 38 years old) with a combined net worth of $254.5 billion and 28 billionaires.
In the latest data from Forbes, finance and investments came second with $24.6 billion in combined net worth and 8 millennial billionaires as shown below.
The Industries with the Most Millennial Billionaires
|
Rank
|
Industry
|
No. of Millennial Billionaires
|
Collective Net Worth of Millennial Billionaires in Industry (USD$ – Billion)
|
1.
|
Technology |
28
|
$254.5
|
2.
|
Finance and Investments |
8
|
$24.6
|
3.
|
Automotive |
6
|
$17.2
|
3.
|
Fashion & Retail |
6
|
$27
|
3.
|
Healthcare |
6
|
$11
|
3.
|
Media and Entertainment |
6
|
$37
|
4.
|
Manufacturing |
5
|
$14.1
|
5.
|
Metals and Mining |
4
|
$6.4
|
5.
|
Property |
4
|
$9.9
|
6.
|
Energy |
2
|
$7.7
|
6.
|
Food and Beverage |
2
|
$8
|
7.
|
Service |
1
|
$1.2
|
8.
|
Construction & Engineering |
0
|
$0
|
8.
|
Gambling and Casinos |
0
|
$0
|
8.
|
Logistics |
0
|
$0
|
8.
|
Sports |
0
|
$0
|
8.
|
Telecommunications |
0
|
$0
|
According to the data, there are presently 78 millennial billionaires in the world with an astonishing combined net worth of $418.6 billion.
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and Co-founder, Facebook Inc, led with a sizeable net worth of $97 billion. Followed by Zhang Yiming, the founder of the content media platform, ByteDance, who has a net worth of $35.6 billion. See the top 10 below.
The 10 Richest Millennial Billionaires in the World:
The 10 Richest Millennial Billionaires in the World
|
Rank
|
Name
|
Age
|
Industry
|
Net Worth (USD$ – Billion)
|
1.
|
Mark Zuckerberg |
36
|
Technology |
$97
|
2.
|
Zhang Yiming |
37
|
Technology |
$35.6
|
3.
|
Dustin Moskovitz |
36
|
Technology |
$17.8
|
4.
|
Pavel Durov |
36
|
Technology |
$17.2
|
5.
|
Lukas Walton |
34
|
Fashion and Retail |
$15.6
|
6.
|
Cheng Yixiao |
37
|
Media and Entertainment |
$14.1
|
7.
|
Nathan Blecharczyk |
37
|
Technology |
$12.4
|
8.
|
Bobby Murphy |
32
|
Technology |
$11.9
|
9.
|
Evan Spiegel |
30
|
Technology |
$11.1
|
10.
|
Sam Bankman-Fried |
29
|
Finance and Investments |
$8.7
|
10.
|
Agnete Kirk Thinggaard |
37
|
Manufacturing |
$8.7
|