Sometimes it's hard to believe that someone could be a millionaire before the age of twenty, but these amazing teens made their start with a bang! Whether it was a fantastic idea or a fantastic talent, here are just a few of the richest self-made teenagers.
1. Juliette Brindak
At the age of 10, Julia begin drawing a series of characters that she called 'cool girls,' inspired by a girl she knew in real life. With the help of her graphic designer mother and her businessman father, she was able to start bringing these characters to life. By the time she was 16, she was creating new girls only social networking site, 'miss o and friends', which generates 10 million visits per month and is worth roughly 15 million dollars.
2. Mark Zuckerberg
Beginning in middle school, having been shown how to use Atari basic programming by his father, Zuckerberg began his interest in coding in software. With tutors like David Newman, he was soon thought to be a Prodigy. He started with simple communication tools and games that allow him to create 'Zucknet,' which allowed the computer in his father's dental office to communicate with their home computer. Through high school and college, he continued his passion, eventually co-creating the largest and most well-known social networking website, 'Facebook'. With a net worth of 6.9 billion and his own movie, 'The Social Network', Zuckerberg is considered one of the youngest billionaires in the world.
3. Timothy Sykes
Using his Bar Mitzvah money for his first investment, this young stock investors started with penny stocks. By the time he was 21, he was worth more than 1.5 million dollars! After graduating from Tulane University with a bachelor's in philosophy and a minor in business, he now travels as an inspirational speaker and teaches others how to follow in his day-trading footsteps.
4. Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber is a world famous pop star now; he didn't start off that way. Starting off with YouTube video showcasing his singing and guitar playing skills, Bieber came from humble beginnings. Despite popular opinion and media coverage, Bieber is quite an entrepreneur. In addition to his music, he's also dabbled in fragrances, apparel, and other ventures. His net worth currently ranges around 200 million dollars, earning $60 $80 million a year.
5. James Murray Wells
When he was in college, British-born Murray Wells decided to enter what he called a 'recession proof' business. Using his student loans, he began an online eyeglasses retailer after he realized the high price of glasses quoted by his optician, 'prescription eyewear limited,' also known as 'Glasses Direct.' He earned 4 million dollars in his very first year, selling 22,000 pairs of eyeglasses.
6. Maddie Bradshaw
The 15-year-old Bradshaw face off with the sharks on popular reality TV show 'Shark Tank' with her mother and younger sister to show off her idea; locker decoration made from pop bottle tops. After noticing the market didn't seem to have missed a niche, she earned $1,6 million in her first year and by age sixteen had three 'sharks' as her investors, putting forth $300,000 for 30%.
7. David and Catherine Cook
This brother and sister team from New Jersey to an old high school tradition and made it virtual. It started when they moved at the age of 14 and looked up some yearbooks at their new local school. They were amazed by the lack of information provided and decided to start 'myyearbook.com'. With the help of their older brother, Geoff, who invested $250,000 they began pitching their idea. With 950,000 members in their first year, they now hold a net worth of $100 million.
8. Tyler Dikman
Like many youngsters, Tyler Dikman started with small jobs; babysitting, magic shows for parties, mowing lawns. After receiving, and disassembling, his first computer at the age of 10, he added 'computer repairs' to his list of odd jobs. By chance, he was offered a job of babysitting the children of Malcolm Taaffe, the vice president of Merrill Lynch. By age 15, he started his own company, 'Cooltronics'. With his career in technology, his net worth is now 3.7 million dollars.
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