World's Top 5 Richest Millennials

While elder millennials are now entering their 40s, they are still among the youngest billionaires in the world. Here are the five richest millennials—that is those born between 1981 and 1996—from Forbes’ World’s Billionaires 2022. Net worths were calculated as of March 11, 2022.

- MOHAMED ALKHALIFA

1. Mark Zuckerberg

Age: 37

Country: U.S.

World’s billionaires ranking: 15

Net worth: $67.3 billion

Source: Meta

Zuckerberg is the co-founder and CEO of Facebook’s parent company Meta. He is also the richest millennial and the 15th richest person in the world. He’s fallen 10 spots since 2021, when he ranked five.

Meta’s Q4 2021 results were also disappointing. It recorded $10.3 billion in net income in Q4 2021, or $3.67 per share. It had been expecting to post $3.84 per share for that period. However, it reported revenue of $33.7 billion—$300 million more than was forecasted.

2. Zhang Yiming

Age: 38

Country: China

World’s billionaires ranking: 25

Net worth: $50 billion

Source: TikTok