Bernard Arnault
LVMH
France
At age 25
Joined his father's construction company, Ferret-Savinel.
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20 billionaires
LVMH
France
At age 25
Joined his father's construction company, Ferret-Savinel.
Tesla & SpaceX
USA
At age 25
Dropped out of Stanford's PhD program after two days to start Zip2.
Between ages 24 and 28
Amazon
USA
At age 25
Graduated summa cum laude from Princeton with a degree in computer science.
Between ages 22 and 26
Meta (Facebook)
USA
At age 25
Turned down a $1 billion acquisition offer from Yahoo to keep building Facebook.
Between ages 23 and 26
Oracle
USA
At age 25
Dropped out of college twice; taught himself programming while working odd jobs.
Between ages 23 and 33
Berkshire Hathaway
USA
At age 25
Graduated from Columbia Business School, mentored by Benjamin Graham.
Between ages 20 and 26
Google (Alphabet)
USA
At age 25
Co-created Backrub, the search engine prototype that became Google.
Google (Alphabet)
USA
At age 25
Co-founded Google, focusing on the mathematical algorithms behind search ranking.
Microsoft
USA
At age 25
Dropped out of Stanford MBA program to join his Harvard friend Bill Gates at Microsoft.
Between ages 24 and 30
Inditex (Zara)
Spain
At age 25
Opened his first clothing store, GOA, selling quilted bathrobes he produced.
Between ages 23 and 27
Reliance Industries
India
At age 25
Enrolled at Stanford for an MBA but left to help his father build Reliance.
Between ages 24 and 32
América Móvil
Mexico
At age 25
Founded Inversora Bursátil and Grupo Carso, beginning his business empire.
Dell Technologies
USA
At age 25
Founded Dell Computer Corporation with $1,000 in startup capital.
Between ages 20 and 27
L'Oréal
France
At age 25
Studied at university while living a relatively private life away from the spotlight.
Between ages 20 and 28
Koch Industries
USA
At age 25
Worked in fashion and social circles in New York City.
Between ages 22 and 28
Walmart
USA
At age 25
Founded Llama Company, an investment bank focused on municipal finance.
Walmart
USA
At age 25
Graduated from Columbia Law School and joined a law firm in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Between ages 22 and 26
Walmart
USA
At age 25
Became president of Walton Enterprises, the family's holding company.
Nongfu Spring
China
At age 25
Became a newspaper reporter for Zhejiang Daily, interviewing hundreds of people.
Between ages 23 and 29
Adani Group
India
At age 25
Started a diamond brokerage firm, learning the intricacies of global trade.
Between ages 20 and 26