How Old Were These Billionaires When They Made Their First Billion

Mark Zuckerberg: 23 Net Worth; $50 billion Facebook’s founder and CEO first became a billionaire at the age of 23 in 2008, four years before Facebook even went public. His billionaire status was first achieved based on private valuations of Facebook. He is the youngest self-made billionaire in history. Evan Spiegel: 25 Net Worth: $2.1 billion Snapchat’s co-founder and CEO Evan Spiegel became a billionaire in 2015. Of course, he is a paper billionaire as his net worth (like many others’) is tied to the value of his Snapchat shares. Larry Page: 30 Net Worth: $38 billion Google’s co-founder made his first billion in 2004, when the IPO of Google sent Page’s net worth soaring over $1 billion for the first time. Bill Gates: 31 Net Worth: $78 billion Microsoft’s co-founder has been a billionaire since 1987. He is currently (and has been for many years) the richest man in the world. Jeff Bezos: 35 Net Worth: $49 billion Mark Cuban: 40 Net Worth: $2.7 billion Dallas Maverick’s owner Mark Cuban has been a self-made billionaire since 1998. He made his first billion selling his company Broadcast.com. Sara Blakely: 41 Net Worth: $1 billion The founder of Spanx became a billionaire in 2012. Her 100% ownership of the company she founded made her the youngest self-made female billionaire in the world at the time. Elon Musk Net Worth: $12.9 billion Elon Musk is the co-founder of PayPal and Tesla Motors and the founder of SpaceX. He has been a billionaire since 2012 when the rise in value of Tesla’s stock pushed him over the limit from millionaire to billionaire. Richard Branson: 41 Net Worth: $5.1 Sir Richard Branson became a billionaire in 1991 due to the success of his many companies. Over his career, the Virgin Group founder has overseen about 500 different companies. Meg Whitman: 42 Net Worth: $2.1 billion Meg Whitman is CEO of Hewlett-Packard. She became a self made billionaire in 1998. The former eBay CEO made her first billion when she took the online auction company public. Oprah Winfrey: 49 Net Worth: $3.2 billion Oprah Winfrey became a self made billionaire in 2003. Her media empire made her the first African American female billionaire in history. Larry Ellison: 49 Net Worth: $40 billion Oracle’s founder and CEO Larry Ellison became a self made billionaire in 1993. Ellison’s billionaire status is thanks to the rapid growth of his company. Carlos Slim Helu: 51 Net Worth: $47 billion Mexico’s richest man, Carlos Slim Helu, became a billionaire in 1991 thanks in large part to savvy real estate investments. George Lucas: 52 Net Worth: $5.1 billion Star Wars creator and Lucasfilm founder George Lucas became a billionaire in 1996. It was his stake in Lucasfilm that put him in the billionaire’s club. Warren Buffett: 60 Net Worth: $60 billion The Oracle of Omaha became a self made billionaire in 1990 when he sold class-A shares of Berkshire Hathaway for the first time.