These Are the Youngest Billionaires in The World

How did they make their fortunes?

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Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg (Paul Marotta/Getty Images)
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Forbes recently released their latest list of the world’s billionaires and it contains a lot of people under the age of 40. Town & Country look at how they all made their fortune.

Mark Zuckerberg: The 33-year-old is worth $71 billion. He is Facebook’s co-founder and CEO.

Yang Huiyan: She is worth $21.9 billion at 36-years-old. She is the largest shareholder of Real-Estate Developer Country Garden Holdings.

Lukas Walton: At 31-years-old, Walton is worth $15.9 billion. He inherited a stake in Walmart, which was founded by his grandfather, Sam Walton.

Dustin Moskovitz: This 33-year-old is worth $14 billion and was another Facebook co-founder.

Eduardo Saverin: He is worth $10.1 billion at 31-years-old. He is also a Facebook co-founder.

Scott Duncan: He is worth $5.5 billion, is 35 years old, and inherited a stake in Enterprise Products Partners pipeline firm.

Zhang Bangxin: He is 38, worth $5.5 billion and founder of TAL Education

Marie Besnier Beauvalot: She is 38, worth $5.4 billion and inherited a stake in French dairy company Lactalis.

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