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The richest person at every age
- Business Insider put together a list of the richest person at every age, with exclusive data provided by Wealth-X.
- At age 26, Frances Cobain has the lowest net worth - $120 million - and at age 54, Jeff Bezos has the highest net worth - $157 billion.
- The list features people with a collective net worth of roughly $1.7 trillion.
How long does it take for the world's richest people to become rich?
For some, it takes years to build their wealth, while others seem to grow it over night. And for others still, they don't come into their wealth until later in life. That's why it's so interesting to see just how rich the richest person at every age is.
Wealth-X created a special report for Business Insider looking at the richest person at every age, from age 100 (born in 1918) to age 21 (born in 1997). At age 26, Frances Cobain, the daughter of the late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain and his wife Courtney Love, is worth the least with a net worth of $120 million. At age 54, Jeff Bezos is worth the most with a net worth of roughly $157 billion.
All together, everyone on the list has a collective net worth of more than $1.7 trillion. Keep reading to find out the richest person at every age.
100: Chang Yun Chung
Net worth: $730 million
Country: Singapore
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: Chairman, Pacific International Lines (PIL)
99: Anne Cox Chambers
Net worth: $320 million
Country: US
Source of wealth: Inheritance
Position: Director, Cox Enterprises
98: Aloysio de Andrade Faria
Net worth: $2.4 billion
Country: Brazil
Source of wealth: Mixed
Position: Owner, Conglomerado Financeiro Alfa
97: George Joseph
Net worth: $1.6 billion
Country: US
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: Chairman, Mercury Insurance Group
96: Stan Perron
Net worth: $890 million
Country: Australia
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: Founder, Perron Group
95: Robert Kuok
Net worth: $10.4 billion
Country: Malaysia
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: Founder, Kuok Group
94: Masatoshi Ito
Net worth: $4.1 billion
Country: Japan
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: Honorary Chairman, Seven & i Holdings
93: Ted Lerner
Net worth: $4.8 billion
Country: US
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: Principal, Lerner Enterprises
92: Hans Rausing
Net worth: $10.2 billion
Country: Sweden
Source of wealth: Mixed
Position: Director, Ecolean
91: Traudl Engelhorn
Net worth: $3.8 billion
Country: Austria
Source of wealth: Inheritance
Position: Owner, March Limited
90: Li Ka Shing
Net worth: $21.2 billion
Country: China
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: Chairman, CK Hutchison Holdings
89: Gordon Moore
Net worth: $10.7 billion
Country: US
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: Chairman, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
88: Warren Buffett
Net worth: $85.9 billion
Country: US
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: Chairman and CEO, Berkshire Hathaway
87: Rupert Murdoch
Net worth: $85.9 billion
Country: US
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: Chairman and CEO, Berkshire Hathaway
86: Donald Bren
Net worth: $15.9 billion
Country: US
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: Chairman, Irvine Company
85: Sheldon Adelson
Net worth: $26.3 billion
Country: US
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: Chairman, Las Vegas Sands
84: Giorgio Armani
Net worth: $7.5 billion
Country: Italy
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: Chairman, Giorgio Armani S.p.A.
83: Charles Koch
Net worth: $47.1 billion
Country: US
Source of wealth: Mixed
Position: CHairman and CEO, Charles Koch
82: Amancio Ortega
Net worth: $73.9 billion
Country: Spain
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: Founder, Industria de Diseno Textil (Inditex)
81: Klaus-Michael Kuehne
Net worth: $13.1 billion
Country: Germany
Source of wealth: Mixed
Position: Honorary Chairman, Kuehne + Nagel
80: Phil Knight
Net worth: $33.2 billion
Country: US
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: Chairman Emeritus, Nike
79: Jackie Mars
Net worth: $28.6 billion
Country: US
Source of wealth: Inheritance
Position: Co-Owner, Mars Incorporated
78: David Koch
Net worth: $47.4 billion
Country: US
Source of wealth: Mixed
Position: Executive Vice President, Koch Industries
77: R. Budi Hartono
Net worth: $12 billion
Country: Indonesia
Source of wealth: Mixed
Position: CEO, Djarum Group
76: Michael Bloomberg
Net worth: $44.9 billion
Country: US
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: CEO and President, Bloomberg
75: Ron Perelman
Net worth: $14.8 billion
Country: US
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: Chairman, MacAndrews & Forbes
74: Larry Ellison
Net worth: $56.4 billion
Country: US
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: Executive Chairman, Oracle Corporation
73: Miri Adelson
Net worth: $16.8 billion
Country: Israel
Source of wealth: Inheritance
Position: Co-Founder, Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Clinic for Drug Abuse Treatment & Research
72: Sultan of Brunei
Net worth: $17.9 billion
Country: Brunei
Source of wealth: Mixed
Position: Sultan, Nation of Brunei
71: Stefan Persson
Net worth: $17.3 billion
Country: Sweden
Source of wealth: Mixed
Position: Chairman, Hennes & Mauritz (H&M)
70: Jim Walton
Net worth: $45.2 billion
Country: US
Source of wealth: Inheritance
Position: Chairman, Arvest Bank Group
69: Bernard Arnault
Net worth: $83.2 billion
Country: France
Source of wealth: Mixed
Position: President, Groupe Arnault
68: Lakshmi Mittal
Net worth: $18.4 billion
Country: India
Source of wealth: Mixed
Position: Chairman, ArcelorMittal
67: Cai Hongzhu
Net worth: $11.2 billion
Country: China
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: Chairman, Daohuaxiang Group
66: Gennady Timchenko
Net worth: $12.1 billion
Country: Russia
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: Founder, Volga Group
65: Paul Allen
Net worth: $24.1 billion
Country: US
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: Chairman, Vulcan
64: Wang Jianlin
Net worth: $17.9 billion
Country: China
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: Chairman, Dalian Wanda Group
63: Bill Gates
Net worth: $102.1 billion
Country: US
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: Co-Chairman, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
62: Steve Ballmer
Net worth: $47 billion
Country: US
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: Owner, Los Angeles Clippers
61: Mukesh Ambani
Net worth: $38.5 billion
Country: India
Source of wealth: Mixed
Position: Chairman, Reliance Industries
60: Xu Jiayin
Net worth: $27.7 billion
Country: China
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: Chairman, Evergrande Real Estate Group
59: Uday Kotak
Net worth: $11.9 billion
Country: India
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: Executive Vice-Chairman, Kotak Mahindra Bank
58: Yan Jiehe
Net worth: $14.1 billion
Country: China
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: Founder, China Pacific Construction Group
57: Vladimir Potanin
Net worth: $13 billion
Country: Russia
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: Chairman, Inter ros
56: Susanne Klatten
Net worth: $20.9 billion
Country: Germany
Source of wealth: Mixed
Position: Deputy Chairman, ALTANA
55: Laurene Powell Jobs
Net worth: $21.8 billion
Country: US
Source of wealth: Inheritance
Position: President, Emerson Collective
54: Jeff Bezos
Net worth: $157.1 billion
Country: US
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: Chairman, Amazon.com
53: Georg Schaeffler
Net worth: $22.9 billion
Country: Germany
Source of wealth: Mixed
Position: Co-Owner, Schaeffler
52: Stefan Quandt
Net worth: $20.2 billion
Country: Germany
Source of wealth: Mixed
Position: Deputy Chairman, BMW
51: Li Hejun
Net worth: $15.4 billion
Country: China
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: Chairman, Hanergy Holding Group
50: Robin Li
Net worth: $14.6 billion
Country: China
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: Chairman, Baidu
49: Lei Jun
Net worth: $14.9 billion
Country: China
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: Chairman, Xiaomi
48: Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Net worth: $10.3 billion
Country: United Arab Emirates
Source of wealth: Inheritance
Position: Deputy Prime Minister, Government of United Arab Emirates
47: Ma Huateng
Net worth: $39.1 billion
Country: China
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: Chairman, Tencent Holdings
46: Tony Zhang
Net worth: $14 billion
Country: China
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: Advisor, Tencent Holdings
45: Larry Page
Net worth: $62.4 billion
Country: US
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: CEO, Alphabet
44: Richard Liu
Net worth: $9.9 billion
Country: China
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: Chairman, JD.com
43: Yusaku Maezawa
Net worth: $6.6 billion
Country: Japan
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: President, Start Today
42: Jan Koum
Net worth: $16.6 billion
Country: Ukraine
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: CEO, WhatsApp
41: Alejandro Santo Domingo
Net worth: $5.4 billion
Country: US
Source of wealth: Inheritance
Position: Co-Owner, Santo Domingo Group
40: Garrett Camp
Net worth: $6.2 billion
Country: Canada
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: Chairman, Uber Technologies
39: Sean Parker
Net worth: $13 billion
Country: US
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: Executive Chairman, Brigade
38: Frank Wang
Net worth: $3.6 billion
Country: China
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: CEO, SZ DJI Technology
37: Yang Huiyan
Net worth: $21.2 billion
Country: China
Source of wealth: Inheritance
Position: Vice Chairman, Country Garden Holdings
36: Eduardo Saverin
Net worth: $11.9 billion
Country: Brazil
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: Co-Founder, B Capital Group
35: Nate Blecharczyk
Net worth: $3 billion
Country: US
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: Chief Strategy Officer, AirBnb
34: Mark Zuckerberg
Net worth: $75.2 billion
Country: US
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: Chairman, Facebook
33: Julio Mario Santo Domingo III
Net worth: $2 billion
Country: US
Source of wealth: Inheritance
Position: Founder, Sheik 'n' Beik Entertainment
32: Luke Walton
Net worth: $13.2 billion
Country: US
Source of wealth: Inheritance
Position: Partner, Cuna del Mar
31: Wang Han
yeaNet worth: $1.5 billion
Country: China
Source of wealth: Inheritance
Position: Director, JuneYao Group
30: Carl Hagen
Net worth: $1.1 billion
Country: Norway
Source of wealth: Inheritance
Position: Co-Owner, Canica
29: Bobby Murphy
Net worth: $1.9 billion
Country: US
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: Chief Technology Officer, Snap
28: Perenna Kei
Net worth: $2.8 billion
Country: Hong Kong
Source of wealth: Inheritance
Position: Non-Executive Director, Logan Property Holdings
27: Hugh Grosvenor
Net worth: $12.9 billion
Country: United Kingdom
Source of wealth: Inheritance
Position: Head, Grosvenor Estate
26: Frances Cobain
Net worth: $120 million
Country: US
Source of wealth: Inheritance
Position: Artist, Self-Employed
25: Gustav Witzoe
Net worth: $2.5 billion
Country: Norway
Source of wealth: Inheritance
Position: Shareholder, SalMar
24: Justin Bieber
Net worth: $300 million
Country: Canada
Source of wealth: Self-made
Position: Singer, Scooter Braun (SB) Projects
23: Katharina Andresen
Net worth: $1.2 billion
Country: Norway
Source of wealth: Inheritance
Position: Co-Owner, Ferd Group
22: Alexandra Andresen
Net worth: $1.2 billion
Country: Norway
Source of wealth: Inheritance
Position: Co-Owner, Ferd Group
21: Kylie Jenner
Net worth: $850 million
Country: US
Source of wealth: Self-Made
Position: CEO, Kylie Cosmetics