Facebook chairman Mark Zuckerberg remains at the top on the list of the Hurun Global 40 and Under Self-Made Billionaires 2020 for five consecutive years, with his wealth hitting US$84 billion, followed by Chinese entrepreneurs Huang Zheng from Pinduoduo and Zhang Yiming from ByteDance.
This year, a total of 53 young billionaires are included on the list, up seven from last year, with average wealth reaching US$5.2 billion.
Now, let's take a look at the 12 business rising stars in the top 10 aged 40 and under in the world.
No 10 (tie) Joe Gebbia, US
Wealth: US$4.7 billion
Joe Gebbia is co-founder and chief product officer of online accommodation provider Airbnb. (PHOTO / CHINADAILY.COM.CN)
No 10 (tie) Brian Chesky, US
Wealth: US$4.7 billion
Brian Chesky, CEO and co-founder of Airbnb, speaks to the Economic Club of New York at a luncheon at the New York Stock Exchange on March 13, 2017. (PHOTO / CHINADAILY.COM.CN)
No 10 (tie) Nathan Blecharczyk, US
Wealth: US$4.7 billion
Nathan Blecharczyk is co-founder and chief strategy officer of Airbnb. (PHOTO / CHINADAILY.COM.CN)
No 9 Wang Tao, China
Wealth: US$6.8 billion
Wang Tao, founder of drone maker DJI, poses with one of his products. (PHOTO / CHINADAILY.COM.CN)
No 7 (tie) Scott Farquhar, Australia
Wealth: US$9.6 billion
Scott Farquhar is co-founder of collaboration software company Atlassian. (PHOTO / CHINADAILY.COM.CN)
No 7 (tie) Mike Cannon-Brookes, Australia
Wealth: US$9.6 billion
Mike Cannon-Brookes is co-founder of collaboration software firm Atlassian. (CHINADAILY.COM.CN)
No 6 Zhang Bangxin, China
Wealth: US$10.4 billion
Zhang Bangxin is founder and CEO of TAL. (PHOTO / CHINADAILY.COM.CN)
No 5 Eduardo Saverin, Singapore
Wealth: US$12.2 billion
Eduardo Saverin is a Facebook co-founder. (PHOTO / CHINADAILY.COM.CN)
No 4 Dustin Moskovitz, US
Wealth: US$13.4 billion
Dustin Moskovitz is a Facebook co-founder. (PHOTO / CHINADAILY.COM.CN)
No 3 Zhang Yiming, China
Wealth: US$13.8 billion
Zhang Yiming is founder and CEO of ByteDance. (PHOTO / CHINADAILY.COM.CN)
No 2 Huang Zheng, China
Wealth: US$18 billion
Huang Zheng is chairman and CEO of Pinduoduo. (PHOTO / CHINADAILY.COM.CN)
No 1 Mark Zuckerberg, US
Wealth: US$84 billion
Facebook chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg attends the annual Munich Security Conference in Germany on Feb 15, 2020. (PHOTO / CHINADAILY.COM.CN)
