Three young American men, in the prime of their lives at twenty-two, have achieved an astonishing feat by entering the list of the world’s youngest billionaires. Their artificial intelligence startup has transformed them into prominent figures in Forbes magazine’s ranking of the richest self-made individuals under forty.
According to this ranking, the wealth of “Adarsh Hiremath,” “Brendan Foudy,” and “Surya Medha” has reached approximately $2.2 billion each, benefiting from the significant development their company “Mircorp” has witnessed. Private sector investors estimated the company’s value at around $10 billion last October.
This year’s Forbes ranking included 71 self-made billionaires under the age of forty, with a total wealth of $218 billion. This figure is the highest since 2021, with a clear dominance of technology and artificial intelligence pioneers, in addition to prominent figures in the fields of finance and investment.
“Edwin Chin” (38 years old), the founder and director of the American company “Surge AI,” tops the list with a net worth estimated at $18 billion, making him the richest self-made billionaire under forty.
In second place is the Chinese businessman “Wang Ning,” founder and chairman of “Pop Mart International Group,” with a wealth of nearly $15.7 billion, supported by the tremendous increase in the popularity of “Labubu” toys, which has more than doubled the company’s stock price during 2025.
