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Quiz: Who is ‘MIT math nerd’ crowned the world’s youngest self-made woman billionaire?

Quiz: Who is ‘MIT math nerd’ crowned the world’s youngest self-made woman billionaire?

The 29-year-old Brazilian entrepreneur, often dubbed an “MIT math nerd,” has risen to become the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire, with a net worth of US$1.3 billion from her stake in the online prediction market.
Ballerina, MIT ‘math nerd’ and tech founder: Luana Lopes Lara’s journey to become world’s youngest self-made woman billionaire

Ballerina, MIT ‘math nerd’ and tech founder: Luana Lopes Lara’s journey to become world’s youngest self-made woman billionaire

Kalshi co-founder Luana Lopes Lara dethrones Lucy Guo as world’s youngest self-made woman billionaire

Kalshi co-founder Luana Lopes Lara dethrones Lucy Guo as world’s youngest self-made woman billionaire

From college dropout to bathroom office: 5 things to know about Shayne Coplan, who recently overtook Alexandr Wang as world’s youngest self-made billionaire

From college dropout to bathroom office: 5 things to know about Shayne Coplan, who recently overtook Alexandr Wang as world’s youngest self-made billionaire

Shayne Coplan, the 27-year-old founder of cryptocurrency-based betting platform Polymarket who recently surpassed Scale AI’s Alexandr Wang as the world’s youngest self-made billionaire, walked away from university and launched his firm from his apartment bathroom.
October 14, 2025 | 03:02 pm PT
Teens should spend all their time AI-coding, says world’s youngest self-made billionaire Alexandr Wang

Teens should spend all their time AI-coding, says world’s youngest self-made billionaire Alexandr Wang

Alexandr Wang, 28, the world’s youngest self-made billionaire and Meta’s chief AI officer, advises teens dreaming of lucrative tech careers to devote their time to AI coding, the emerging practice of creating software with the help of AI.
October 11, 2025 | 04:07 pm PT
‘If you’re not overdoing it, you’re underdoing it’: World’s youngest self-made billionaire Alexandr Wang on what sets successful CEOs apart from most people

‘If you’re not overdoing it, you’re underdoing it’: World’s youngest self-made billionaire Alexandr Wang on what sets successful CEOs apart from most people

Alexandr Wang, co-founder of tech unicorn Scale AI and world’s youngest self-made billionaire at 28, says successful business leaders often do “too much,” but that is what makes them exceptional.
September 30, 2025 | 03:26 pm PT
Meet Edwin Chen, MIT graduate and youngest billionaire on Forbes’ 400 richest Americans list

Meet Edwin Chen, MIT graduate and youngest billionaire on Forbes’ 400 richest Americans list

Edwin Chen, 37, the youngest on Forbes’ list of the 400 wealthiest Americans, bootstrapped his data-labeling firm Surge AI to US$1.2 billion in revenue last year.
September 14, 2025 | 03:00 pm PT
How Meta’s $14.3B Scale AI investment triggers shake-up as Google, OpenAI cut ties with the startup, founded by world’s youngest self-made billionaire Alexandr Wang

How Meta’s $14.3B Scale AI investment triggers shake-up as Google, OpenAI cut ties with the startup, founded by world’s youngest self-made billionaire Alexandr Wang

Meta’s US$14.3 billion investment in Scale AI and poaching of founder Alexandr Wang, world’s youngest self-made billionaire, has sparked a shake-up as major clients like Google and OpenAI move to phase out work with the startup.
June 19, 2025 | 03:08 pm PT
Meta finalizes $14.3B Scale AI investment, poaching its CEO - world's youngest self-made billionaire Alenxandr Wang

Meta finalizes $14.3B Scale AI investment, poaching its CEO - world's youngest self-made billionaire Alenxandr Wang

Facebook-owner Meta has finalized the US$14.3 billion purchase of a 49% stake in data-labeling startup Scale AI, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
June 13, 2025 | 04:24 am PT
Swiftie first, mogul second, says Lucy Guo, who dethrones Taylor Swift as world’s youngest self-made woman billionaire

Swiftie first, mogul second, says Lucy Guo, who dethrones Taylor Swift as world’s youngest self-made woman billionaire

AI founder Lucy Guo, 30, said she is a proud fan of singer-songwriter Taylor Swift after overtaking the pop star to become the world’s youngest self-made woman billionaire.
June 10, 2025 | 10:57 pm PT
Meta in talks to potentially invest over $10B in Scale AI, founded by world’s youngest self-made billionaire Alexandr Wang

Meta in talks to potentially invest over $10B in Scale AI, founded by world’s youngest self-made billionaire Alexandr Wang

Meta Platforms is in talks to make an investment that could exceed US$10 billion in Scale AI, an artificial intelligence startup founded by world’s youngest self-made billionaire Alexandr Wang.
June 8, 2025 | 07:24 pm PT
5 things to know about tech mogul Alexandr Wang, world’s youngest self-made billionaire

5 things to know about tech mogul Alexandr Wang, world’s youngest self-made billionaire

Alexandr Wang, 28, the world’s youngest self-made billionaire with US$2 billion in net worth, was born to physicist parents and once used AI to catch a roommate he suspected of stealing his food.
May 8, 2025 | 03:17 pm PT
Quiz: How much do you know about the world's youngest self-made billionaire Alexandr Wang?

Quiz: How much do you know about the world's youngest self-made billionaire Alexandr Wang?

Alexandr Wang, CEO and co-founder of Scale AI, is the youngest self-made billionaire on Forbes's 2025 list, having built AI empire powered by over 100,000 data contractors.
May 6, 2025 | 09:23 pm PT
5 things to know about Lucy Guo, who just replaced Taylor Swift as world’s youngest self-made woman billionaire

5 things to know about Lucy Guo, who just replaced Taylor Swift as world’s youngest self-made woman billionaire

AI founder Lucy Guo, 30, who recently became the world’s youngest self-made woman billionaire, surpassing singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, is religious about her workouts and has been neighbors with David Beckham.
April 27, 2025 | 09:19 pm PT
How world's youngest self-made woman billionaire Lucy Guo began her wealth-building journey

How world's youngest self-made woman billionaire Lucy Guo began her wealth-building journey

Lucy Guo, who surpassed singer-songwriter Taylor Swift as the youngest self-made woman billionaire, began investing as a teen and saved money by eating for free at an airport lounge, she told Fortune.
April 25, 2025 | 07:53 pm PT
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