Alexandra Andersen
Alexandra is a Norwegian heiress. Born July 23, 1996 to industrialist Johan H. Andersen, Jr., owner of Ferd AS. Her wealth comes from a stock transfer giving her 42% ownership in her father’s private-investment company. She is best known as the second youngest billionaire at age 20.
She is an accomplished horse rider and has won multiple awards. She has modeled several times for an Equestrian clothing company (Kingsland).
It is noted in Wiki her parents have taught Alexandra to be humble and save her money. She saves all the money she personally earns and drives only secondhand cars.
Forbes 2016 Ranking lists her net worth at $1.2 billion.
Katharina Andresen
Katharina is Alexandra sister. Her wealth also came from a stock transfer giving her 42% ownership in her father’s private-investment company. Forbes ranks her as the second youngest billionaire at age 21.
Katharina is enrolled at Amsterdam University College studying social science. She is also involved in some of her family’s philanthropic ventures. She seems the one to most likely take an interest in the family business.
Forbes 2016 Ranking lists her net worth at $1.2 billion.
Gustav Magnar Witzoe
In 2013 Gustav’s father gifted him 47% of his company. Salmar ASA is one the world’s largest producers of farmed Salmon.
At the age of 23 Gustav is trying to make his own mark in real estate and worked for MGM Property. He has invested in several tech start-ups. He has worked in his family’s business as a milker. He is low-key and tries to stay out of the news.
Forbes 2016 Ranking lists his net worth at $1.1 billion.
John Collison
John is considered the youngest self-made billionaire. He is the cofounder and president of Stripe. His company lets businesses and people easily accept payments over the internet. John (age 26) and his brother Patrick (age 28) raised $150 million from CaptialG and General Partners who valued their company at $9.2 billion.
Stripe is not the brothers first company. The previously founded Auctomatic, which helped manage transactions for sellers on sites like Amazon and eBay. They sold this business for $5 million in 2008.
John and Patrick studied coding as kids and even competed against each other.
Forbes 2016 Ranking lists his net worth at $1.1 billion.
Evan Spiegel
The 26-year-old is the creator and co-founder of Snapchat. Wiki states Evan proposed Snapchat as a class project, but Evan’s fraternity brothers state the idea came about after a discussion on sexting. He decided to leave Stanford to focus on Snapchat.
Evan is the son to two Ivy League-educated attorneys. He enjoyed a lavish lifestyle of expensive cars and large monthly allowances. He is not shy about being privileged.
Unlike the previous listed billionaires, Evan is not shy or humble. He is fascinated with expensive cars. He has been romantically involved with the Hollywood upper echelon including Taylor Swift.
Forbes 2016 Ranking lists his net worth at $4 Billion.
Ludwig Theodor Braun
There’s not much information and no pictures of Ludwig on the internet. At the age of 27 he owns ten percent of his father’s company, B. Braun Melsungen. The German medical product company his family owns was founded in 1839. Ludwig’s father took the business over in 1977 and made it one of the world’s largest manufacturers of medical products. The company reported a revenue of around $5.4 billion in 2014.
Forbes 2016 Ranking lists his net worth at $1.1 billion.
Patrick Collison
Patrick is the CEO of Stripe and the brother of John Collison. Both brothers created Auctomatic, which sold for $5 million and Stripe. He is the eldest son in the family.
Patrick took his first computer course when he was eight at the University of Limerick. He entered the Young Scientist and Exhibition in 2015 and won first place at the age of 16. His project involved the creation of Croma, a LISP-type programming language. He has a passion for programming and leads the team of programmers at Stripe.
Forbes 2016 Ranking lists his net worth at $1.1 billion.
Bobby Murphy
Bobby is the co-founder and chief technology officer of Snapchat. He, Evan Spiegel and Reggie Brown created Snapchat while they were students at Stanford University. He graduated in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematical and Computational Science.
Bobby was recruited by Evan Spiegel after they finished working on a failed startup called Future Freshmen, a website that helped high school kids get advice and help apply to colleges.
Unlike Evan, Bobby has maintained a low profile. There is not much personal information about the 28-year-old on the internet. It has been said you hardly ever see him on Snapchat.
Forbes 2016 Ranking lists his net worth at $4 billion.
Wang Han
Wang’s wealth comes from holding 27 percent shares in Juneyao Air, which he inherited from the death of his father in 2004. At age 28 he is listed in Forbes China 400 as the youngest billionaire. There is no personal information listed about Wang on the internet.
Forbes 2016 Ranking lists his net worth at $1.3 billion.
Eva Maria Braun-Luedick
Eva is the cousin to Ludwig Georg Braun and daughter of pharmaceutical tycoon Barbara Braun-Luedick. She owns 11 percent of the company.
Eva was listed in MSN Money as one of the world’s most eligible billionaires. At age 30 there is not much information about Eva in the internet.
Forbes 2016 Ranking lists her net worth at $1.3 billion.
