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The Forbes list of richest people in the world reveals some very young people in the top 1,000. Albert von Thurn und Taxis is only 23 and is already worth $2 billion. The Princely House of Thurn and Taxis is a German family that was a key player in the postal services in Europe in the 16th century and is well known as owners of breweries and builders of countless castles. Albert is the current Prince, and has been since 1990. Here are the rest of the top 25 richest people in the world under 40 (according to Forbes):
1. Rank 488 - Albert von Thurn und Taxis - from Germany - age 23 - net worth $2.0 billion
2. Rank 618 - Fahd Hariri - from Lebanon - age 26 - net worth 1.6
3. Rank 618 - Ayman Hariri - from Saudi Arabia - age 28 1.6
4. Rank 26 - Sergey Brin - from United States - age 33 - net worth 16.6
5. Rank 891 - Kostyantin Zhevago - from Ukraine - age 33 - net worth 1.0
6. Rank 26 - Larry Page - from United States - age 34 - net worth 16.6
7. Rank 172 - Andrei Melnichenko - from Russia - age 35 - net worth 4.6
8. Rank 172 - Sergei Popov - from Russia - age 35 - net worth 4.6
9. Rank 618 - Anurag Dikshit - from India - age 35 - net worth 1.6
10. Rank 664 - Daniel Ziff - from United States - age 35 - net worth 1.5
11. Rank 840 - Henrique Constantino - from Brazil - age 35 - net worth 1.1
12. Rank 407 - Saad Hariri - from Saudi Arabia - age 36 - net worth 2.3
13. Rank 717 - Vikas Oberoi - from India - age 36 - net worth 1.4
14. Rank 840 - William Ding - from China - age 36 - net worth 1.1
15. Rank 407 - Wong Kwong Yu - from China - age 37 - net worth 2.3
16. Rank 754 - Chu Lam Yiu - from China - age 37 - net worth 1.3
17. Rank 432 - Jerry Yang - from United States - age 38 - net worth 2.2
18. Rank 557 - Alexander Shnaider - from Canada - age 38 - net worth 1.8
19. Rank 583 - Dmitry Ananyev - from Russia - age 38 - net worth 1.7
20. Rank 583 - Lee Jay-Yong - from South Korea - age 38 - net worth 1.7
21. Rank 583 - Kenneth Griffin - from United States - age 38 - net worth 1.7
22. Rank 840 - Chung Yong-Jin - from South Korea - age 38 - net worth 1.1
23. Rank 840 - Constantino de Oliveira Jr - from Brazil - age 38 - net worth 1.1
24. Rank 891 - Li Wei - from China - age 38 - net worth 1.0
25. Rank 40 - Oleg Deripaska - from Russia - age 39 - net worth 13.3
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Source: see the rest of the list at Forbes.com
Read more: http://www.listafterlist.com/tabid/57/listid/8700/Money++Real+Estate/Worlds+25+Youngest+and+Richest+Billionaires.aspx#ixzz1rPqfCGeZ There are also very rich teens>>>>
World's Richest Celebrity Stars and Teens Under 25
People magazine has put together it's list of the world's richest celebrity teens and stars under 25 and it should be as interesting as ever.
Topping the 2007 list is actor Daniel Radcliffe, who is said to have earned a whopping $50 million paycheck for his work on the Harry Potter movies. At only 17, this guy is a force to be reckoned with in the movie industry.
Another young starlet making the richest teens cut is Julia Roberts' niece, Emma Roberts. TheNancy Drew star could fetch as much as id="mce_marker" million for her next on screen venture. Not too shabby for a 16-year-old who can't even drive a car yet.
Making her mark in the world of music as well as movies is Hilary Duff, 19, who reportedly makes $2 million per film. She told the magazine that she loves to splurge on watches, Marc Jacobs handbags, and lots of vacations. Let's hope that they remember to enjoy it now, because they're only young once.>>>http://gossip.about.com/od/celebrityprofiles/qt/richest_teens.htm
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