Top 10 youngest billionaires in the world 2026: The number of Gen Z billionaires is rising, with Forbes’ World’s Billionaires List 2026 naming 35 individuals under 30, each with a net worth of at least $1 billion.

Together, the youngest billionaires hold a combined wealth of $92.4 billion this year, down from $152.3 billion last year.

Most of these youngest billionaires inherited their family’s fortunes.

At 20, Amelie Voigt Trejes is the world’s youngest billionaire and the largest individual shareholder of WEG, a company co-founded by her grandfather.

The second-youngest billionaire, Johannes von Baumbach, heir to Boehringer Ingelheim, is also 20 years old but seven weeks older than Amelie.

Clemente Del Vecchio, 21, an heir to EssilorLuxottica, and Kim Jung-youn, 22, an heir to an online gaming fortune, are also among the world’s youngest billionaires.

This year also saw 12 of the youngest self-made billionaires, with Surya Midha leading the group by two months and ranking sixth among the youngest billionaires.

Born to Indian immigrant parents, Midha took the title from Scale AI’s Alexandr Wang, who held the top spot last year.

Midha’s co-founders at the AI recruiting startup Mercor, Brendan Foody and Adarsh Hiremath, are also on the list, each holding roughly a 22 per cent stake in the company.

Here are the 10 youngest billionaires (under 30) in the world as of 2026, ranked from youngest to oldest:

Note: Stock prices fluctuate daily, which can change net worth. The figures cited are accurate as of March 20, 2026.