Mark Zuckerberg, Zhang Yiming lead world’s richest under-40s in Hurun’s annual ranking

Mark Zuckerberg’s wealth rose by 20% to US$101bil last year, almost double the net worth of second-placed Zhang Yiming of ByteDance. — SCMP

Tech and social media moguls from the US and China dominated the list of the world’s wealthiest self-made billionaires who are under 40 years old, according to the 10th edition of the ranking produced by Hurun Research Institute.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, 36, topped the list for the sixth straight year, with his net worth increasing 20% over the past 12 months to US$101bil (RM417.73bil). Zhang Yiming, the 38-year old founder of ByteDance, which operates short-video app sensation TikTok, came in second after boosting his wealth by 291% to US$54bil (RM223.34bil).