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Technology Has the Most Millennial Billionaires; $254.5 Billion in Combined Net Worth

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 $24.6 billion in combined net worth and 8 millennial billionaires as shown below.
The Industries with the Most Millennial Billionaires |
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Rank |
Industry |
No. of Millennial Billionaires |
Collective Net Worth of Millennial Billionaires in Industry (USD$ – 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 $35.6 billion. See the top 10 below.
The 10 Richest Millennial Billionaires in the World:
The 10 Richest Millennial Billionaires in the World |
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Rank |
Name |
Age |
Industry |
Net Worth (USD$ – 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 |