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Top 10 youngest tech billionaires in the world

These tech entrepreneurs are all aged below 40 years

Here is a list of people who have made it to the billionaire list at a very young age. Starting from Evan Spiegel being the youngest at 24, these tech entrepreneurs are 35 or below!

1. Evan Spiegel

The CEO of Snapchat, Evan Spiegel, at a mere age of 24, is the youngest tech billionaire in the world. Evan Spiegel co-founded a self-destructive-photo messaging app, and currently Spiegel has a net worth of $1.5 billion.

2. Bobby Murphy

Bobby Murphy along with Evan Spiegel, founded the self-destructive-photo messaging app, Snapchat. At the age of 26, Murphy is the second youngest tech billionaire in the world, and he has a net worth of $1.5 billion.

3. Mark Zuckerberg

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Co-founder, Chairman and CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg is the third youngest tech billionaire in the world. According to Forbes’ list of The World’s Billionaires, Zuckerberg is also listed in the top 20 billionaires of the World in 2015. Mark Zuckerberg is 30 years old and has a net worth of $36.3 billion.

4. Dustin Moskovitz

Dustin Moskovitz is the CEO and co-founder of the software firm Asana. Moskovitz had also helped kickstart the social networking website Facebook with Mark Zuckerberg. In 2008, he left Facebook and went ahead to set up Asana. Dustin Moskovitz is 30 years old and has a net worth of $8.6 billion.

5. Ryan Graves

Ryan Graves was the first employee hired at the ride-hailing service, Uber. The tech entrepreneur is 31 years old and has a net worth of $1.4 billion.

6. Drew Houston

Co-founder and CEO of Dropbox, the 32-year-old Drew Houston is one of Silicon Valley's newest boy-wonder billionaires. Houston co-founded the cloud-based file sharing service in 2007, and presently he has a net worth of $1.24 billion.

7. Eduardo Saverin

Along with Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin co-founded Facebook in 2004. Saverin also co-founded a private equity firm, Velos Partners, and is presently the chairman of the firm. Eduardo Saverin is 33 years old and has a net worth of $5.1 billion.

8. Sean Parker

Sean Parker was the co-founder of the file-sharing computer service, Napster. Parker also served as the first president of the social networking website, Facebook. In 2014, Sean Parker set up a start-up, Brigade Media, which would harness technology to enhance civic engagement. Parker is aged 35 and has a net worth of $2.7 billion.

9. Mike Cannon-Brookes

35-year-old Mike Cannon-Brookes co-founded the software company Atlassian in 2002. Mike Cannon-Brookes was also featured in Forbes’ Australia’s 50 Richest (2015). Brookes’ has a net worth of $1.1 billion.

10. Scott Farquhar

Along with Mike Cannon-Brookes, Scott Farquhar co-founded the software company Atlassian in 2002. Farquhar is 35 years old and has a net worth of $1.1 billion.

Note: These are the entrepreneur’s real-time net worth as of 7th April 2015.

Source: Forbes

( Source : deccan chronicle )
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