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Aug 18, 2025
Forbes just released its latest list of new billionaires under age 30. Here's a breakdown of the 21 billionaires under 30 🧵
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Forbes released a list of 21 billionaires under age 30, with only 2 being self-made while 19 inherited their wealth. The youngest, 19-year-old Johannes von Baumbach from Germany, is worth $5.4 billion purely from inheriting a stake in pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim, highlighting how most extreme wealth at young ages comes from family inheritance rather than entrepreneurship.
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