Top 10 youngest billionaires 2026: AI revolution drives surge in youngest billionaires with Steven Hao at top
Top 10 youngest billionaires of 2026 have surged due to the AI revolution, according to Forbes. These tech titans, all under 40, hail primarily from just three companies: Anthropic, Cognition, and OpenAI.
Steven Hao, the youngest at 30, heads Cognition, a company valued at $48 billion after raising $2 billion. His AI agent, Devin, writes and repairs code for clients like Citibank and fintech Ramp. Hao is Cognition's biggest shareholder and CTO.
Palmer Luckey, 33, secures the second spot with a net worth of $5.9 billion, thanks to Anduril. Sam McCandlish, Jack Clark, and Greg Brockman, all 36 and 37 respectively, round out the top five as co-founders of Anthropic, valued at $965 billion. OpenAI's Greg Brockman, at 37, is ranked fourth with $25.5 billion.
Edwin Chen, 38, leads Surge AI at $18 billion, while Daniela Amodei, 39, and Tom Brown, both 39, are co-founders of Anthropic with $15.5 billion each. Vlad Tenev, 39, ranks ninth with $7.1 billion from Robinhood, and Lukas Walton, 39, concludes the top ten with $44.4 billion from Walmart.
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