According to Forbes, Livia is still committed to her academics as a university student despite her sudden money.
New Delhi: Forbes Billionaires List 2024 said that a 19-year-old Brazilian student has made news by becoming the youngest billionaire in history. She has overtaken the two-month-old Italian adolescent Clemente Del Vecchio, the previous champion.
Brazilian-born Livia Voigt is now acknowledged as the youngest billionaire in history. Her grandpa, Werner Ricardo Voigt, created WEG, one of the top producers of electrical motors in Latin America, and she inherited a sizeable stake in the company.
According to Forbes, Livia is still committed to her academics as a university student despite her sudden money. With a $1.1 billion net worth, she has had a significant impact on the corporate world. Along with seven other newcomers, Livia’s elder sister Dora Voigt de Assis has also made it onto the 2024 list of the youngest billionaires. 2020 saw Dora, then 26 years old, finish her studies in architecture.
Clemente Del Vecchio is the second-youngest billionaire in the world.
According to Forbes Billionaires List 2024, 19-year-old Italian Clemente Del Vecchio is the second youngest billionaire in the world. Clemente’s net worth is $4.8 billion, which is more than his Brazilian counterpart’s. He inherited great wealth as the son of Leonardo Del Vecchio, the founder of EssilorLuxottica, the largest eyeglasses firm in the world.
The Youngest Billionaires in India
While Clemente Del Vecchio and Livia Voigt garner international recognition, India also produces several young millionaires. The youngest billionaires in India are Nithin and Nikhil Kamath, the creators of Zerodha, and Sachin and Binny Bansal, the founders of Flipkart, according to this year’s Forbes rich list.