By Joshua Tosin Ogunsakin 
The world today is witnessing a remarkable group of young individuals who have achieved billionaire status at an incredibly early age. While nearly three-quarters of the world’s billionaires are between the ages of 50 and 79, this year, 21 individuals under the age of 30 have made it to the Forbes Billionaires List.
Unsurprisingly, the majority of them inherit their wealth from family businesses, with Johannes von Baumbach (aged 19), heir to Germany’s Boehringer Ingelheim, which is the world’s largest privately owned pharmaceutical company, being the world’s youngest billionaire as of 2025.
Meanwhile, Australia-based Ed Craven (29), with a net worth of $2.8 billion, is the co-founder of Stake.com, the largest crypto-backed online casino globally, and the United States’ Alexandr Wang (28), co-founder of Scale AI, who is featured for the second time, are the only two self-made youngest billionaires on the 2025 list.
European countries dominate the list of residences for billionaire youths, with 15 billionaire youths hailing from the region – Germany leads with the four von Baumbach siblings leading Boehringer Ingelheim, along with Fielmann Group AG’s Sophie Luise Fielmann, Kevin David Lehmann of Drugstores, and Maxim Tebar of Chainsaws.
Following next is Italy, where three Del Vecchio brothers are based and have inherited a portion of the eyeglasses empire EssilorLuxottica; outside Europe, there are two siblings in South Korea and Brazil, respectively, who have inherited fortunes in online gaming and industrial machinery.
According to Forbes Billionaires List 2025, Here are the Top 10 youngest billionaires in the world – under 30 and ranked from youngest to oldest:
| Rank | Global Rank | Name | Net Worth | Age | Source of Wealth | Country |
| 1 | 649 | Johannes von Baumbach | $5.4 B | 19 | Boehringer Ingelheim | Germany |
| 2 | 556 | Clemente Del Vecchio | $6.1 B | 20 | EssilorLuxottica, Delfin | Italy |
| 3 | 2806 | Lívia Voigt de Assis | $1.1 B | 20 | WEG | Brazil |
| 4 | 2478 | Kim Jung-youn | $1.3 B | 21 | NXC, Nexon | South Korea |
| 5 | 1060 | Kevin David Lehmann | $3.4 B | 22 | Drugstores | Germany |
| 6 | 556 | Luca Del Vecchio | $6.1 B | 23 | EssilorLuxoticca, Delfin | Italy |
| 7 | 649 | Franz von Baumbach | $5.4 B | 23 | Boehringer Ingelheim | Germany |
| 8 | 2478 | Kim Jung-min | $1.3 B | 23 | NXC, Nexon | South Korea |
| 9 | 1389 | Remi Dassault | $2.6 B | 24 | Dassault Aerospace and Software | France |
| 10 | 2787 | Maxim Tebar | $1.1 B | 24 | Chainsaws | Germany |