Today young people and their work are being noticed everywhere. The world's billionaire highlights the fact that 26-year-old Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, is among the world's youngest billionaires.
Today young people and their work are being noticed everywhere. The world's billionaire highlights the fact that 26-year-old Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, is among the world's youngest billionaires.
However, this kind of luck eludes Indians in their 20s and 30s. They fail to make a mark at a young age. Of the 55 Indians on the list barring five, all are over 50 years.
Keshub Mahindra of Mahindra Group at 87, Brijmohan Lall Munjal of Hero Group at 87, Rama Prasad Goenka of RPG Enterprises at 81 are among the most senior Indians who have made their mark in world.
Thirty-year-old Malvinder Singh of Ranbaxy Laboratories is the youngest Indian billionaire. Gautam Adani, 48, of Adani group is the eldest in the group of five Indians.
Interestingly, Adani has been the largest gainer among Indians. His wealth has increased from $ 4.8 billion in 2010 to $ 10 billion in 2011.
Singh with 265th rank has managed to increase his wealth to $ 4.1 billion in 2011 as compared to $ 3.2 billion in 2010. Vikas Oberoi, 40, of Oberoi Group recorded a wealth of $ 1.4 billion. Kumar Birla, 43, of Aditya Birla Group and Kalanithi Maran, 45, of Sun TV Network are also included.
The hit film The Social Network focuses on how Facebook helped Zuckerberg mint money leading to an increase of 238% in his wealth. His wealth has increased to $ 13.5 billion in 2011 as compared to $ 4 billion in 2010.
Co-founders of Facebook have also made it to the world billionaire list. Dustin Moskovitz, who is also 26, has 420th rank with wealth of $2.7 billion. Eduardo Saverin, 28, and Sean Parker, 31, have made an equal contribution in Facebook. Today, their worth stands at $ 1.6 billion.
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