What is the age distribution of the world's billionaires? Who are the youngest and the oldest billionaires? Forbes just released their annual list of the World's Billionaires, which they started 25 years ago. Then, there were 140 billionaires, now there are 1,226 billionaires. [Note: The figures are calculated as at March 2012, according to this methodology.]
The next series of graphs show the number of billionaires in the world by various dimensions. This first one shows the billionaires by net worth and age (for those whose age is disclosed).
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| Data Source: Forbes; Only those whose age is disclosed is included |
From the chart, you can see that the top 5 billionaires by net worth are (1) Carlos Slim and family (Mexican telecoms tycoon) (US$69bn), (2) Bill Gates (of Microsoft fame) (US$61bn), (3) Warren Buffett (Berkshire Hathaway value investor) (US$44bn), (4) Bernard Arnault (LVMH) (US$41bn) and (5) Amancio Ortego (Spanish fashion tycoon, of Zara fame) (US$37.5bn).
The oldest billionaire is Walter Haefner, aged 101, a Swiss software tycoon with net worth of US$4.3bn.
The youngest billionaire is Mark Zuckerberg, of Facebook fame, aged 27, with net worth of US$17.5bn, and Dustin Moskovitz, also aged 27, with net worth of US$3.5bn, whose fortune also comes from Facebook. [In total, there are 7 billionaires whose net worth is linked to Facebook.]
From the chart, you can see a wide range of ages from which billionaires are drawn from, though the majority is around 40 to 90 years old. The median age is 62 years old, while the mean is also around there, at 62.4 years old. The age distribution is shown below.
From the chart, you can see a wide range of ages from which billionaires are drawn from, though the majority is around 40 to 90 years old. The median age is 62 years old, while the mean is also around there, at 62.4 years old. The age distribution is shown below.
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| Data Source: Forbes; Only those whose age is disclosed is included |
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| Data Source: Forbes; Only those whose age is disclosed is included |
10 Youngest Billionaires in 2012
Rank | Name | Age | Net Worth (US$B) | Source | Country |
35 | Mark Zuckerberg | 27 | 17.5 | Facebook | United States |
314 | Dustin Moskovitz | 27 | 3.5 | Facebook | United States |
854 | Albert von Thurn und Taxis | 28 | 1.5 | diversified | Germany |
270 | Scott Duncan | 29 | 4.1 | Pipelines | United States |
223 | Yang Huiyan | 30 | 4.7 | real estate | China |
634 | Eduardo Saverin | 30 | 2 | Facebook | United States |
960 | Fahd Hariri | 31 | 1.3 | construction, investments | Lebanon |
601 | Sean Parker | 32 | 2.1 | Facebook | United States |
960 | Ayman Hariri | 33 | 1.3 | construction, investments | Lebanon |
634 | Yvonne Bauer & family | 34 | 2 | Bauer Media Group | Germany |
10 Oldest Billionaires in 2012
Rank | Name | Age | Net Worth (US$B) | Source | Country |
248 | Walter Haefner | 101 | 4.3 | software | Switzerland |
491 | David Rockefeller Sr | 96 | 2.5 | Standard Oil, banking | United States |
223 | Karl Wlaschek | 94 | 4.7 | retail | Austria |
344 | Kirk Kerkorian | 94 | 3.3 | casinos, investments | United States |
683 | Albert Ueltschi | 94 | 1.9 | FlightSafety | United States |
578 | Henry Hillman | 93 | 2.2 | Investments | United States |
10 | Karl Albrecht | 92 | 25.4 | Aldi | Germany |
61 | Anne Cox Chambers | 92 | 12.5 | media | United States |
169 | Sulaiman Al Rajhi & family | 92 | 5.9 | banking | Saudi Arabia |
578 | George Mitchell | 92 | 2.2 | oil & gas | United States |
See the next series of graphs and analysis in Part 2 (Billionaires by Country and Continent) and Part 3 (Billionaires by Industry).
[Updated: Added list of ten youngest and oldest billionaires]
Data Source: Forbes; Graphs: Generated by me
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