World's Richest Billionaire Ages

by Writersroom Boardwalk: Mark Zuckerberg

The age gap between these 21 billionaires is wild. Mark Zuckerberg hit the billion-dollar mark at just 23, while Evan Spiegel followed right after at 25. Larry Page and Sergey Brin both crossed over in their early thirties, with Page at 30 and Brin at 31. Bill Gates also reached that status at age 31, but Jeff Bezos took a bit longer until he was 35. Mark Cuban made it to billionaire by 40, joining Richard Branson, Elon Musk, and Sara Blakely who all arrived at exactly 41. Meg Whitman hit the milestone at 42, then Zhou Qunfei and Jack Ma both became billionaires at 45. Denise Coates and Mukesh Ambani both attained billionaire status at age 47, while Oprah Winfrey and Larry Ellison both reached the same level at 49. Carlos Slim achieved billionaire status at age 51, George Lucas became a billionaire at 52, and Warren Buffett reached billionaire status at age 56.