9 incredibly successful people who made their careers in their 30s
Jeff Bezos was enjoying a successful career as a Wall Street executive when he launched Amazon at the age of 31. The online retailer has made Bezos the richest man in the world — he has a net worth of more than $130 billion.
NBC host Megyn Kelly didn't even start in TV until she was 33, after a nine-year legal career. She joined Fox News at age 34, and at 39 she got her breakout gig hosting the "America Live" program.
Source: The New York Times
Billionaire Spanx founder Sara Blakely launched her apparel company from her apartment when she was 29 years old. She struck it big when Spanx scored a contract with QVC when she was 30.
Source: Forbes
Reid Hoffman was 35 when he founded LinkedIn. Before that, he was executive vice president of PayPal, another role he took in his 30s. Today, Hoffman's net worth is estimated at more than $3 billion.
Source: The New Yorker
JK Rowling is worth at least $650 million, according to Forbes. Pretty impressive, considering her first 'Harry Potter' book wasn't published until she was 34.
Source: Biography
Arnold Schwarzenegger had already won several bodybuilding titles before he hit 30. But he didn't become an international action hero until he was 31, when "Conan the Barbarian" was released.
Source: CNN
Jonah Peretti cofounded the Huffington Post when he was 31 and Buzzfeed when he was 32. Huffington Post was bought for $315 million in 2011 and Buzzfeed has been valued at $1 billion.
Source: Independent
Reed Hastings cofounded Netflix in 1997, when he was 36 years old. Today, the CEO is worth nearly $4 billion.
Source: Forbes
With $3 billion in net worth, Oprah Winfrey is among the richest self-made women in America. Winfrey began working in media in her early 20s, but didn't get her career break until she was 32, when her talk show became nationally syndicated.
Source: The Telegraph
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