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How old 17 self-made billionaires were when

they made their first million
KATHLEEN ELKINS
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AP Photo/Paul Sakuma
his Feb. 5, 2007 file photo shows Facebook.com founder Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook headquarters
in Palo Alto, Calif.
Mark Zuckerberg had $1 million in the bank at the ripe age of 22, while Larry Ellison didn't reach millionaire
status until age 42. Today, they're both billionaires.
Some successful entrepreneurs strike it rich early on. For others, it takes decades.
Using an infographic from UK-based web platform Fleximize, we've broken out the age at which Zuckerberg,
Ellison, Cuban, and other self-made billionaires made their first million.
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Mark Zuckerberg: 22
The Facebook cofounder and CEO became a millionaire in
2006 at age 22.
It didn't take long for him to make the leap from self-made
millionaire to billionaire. At the age of 23, Facebook's IPO
made Zuckerberg the youngest self-made billionaire in
history.
Today's estimated net worth: $43.9 billion
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Evan Spiegel: 23
The Snapchat cofounder and CEO became a millionaire in
2013 at age 23.
Two years later, the value in his Snapchat shares reached
$1 billion, making him a 25-year-old self-made billionaire.
AP Photo/Jae C. Hong
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Sir Richard Branson: 23

Britain's high-profile billionaire earned his first million in
1973 at age 23.
Nearly two decades later, the Virgin Group founder
reached self-made-billionaire status at age 41.
AP Photo/Todd VanSickle
Carlos Slim: 25
The Telecom magnate became a self-made millionaire in
1965 at age 25, thanks to real-estate investments.
About 25 years later, his net worth passed $1 billion at age
51, and today, he is the second-richest person in the world.
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Larry Page: 25
Google's cofounder earned his first million in 1999 at age
25.
The company's IPO in 2004 sent his net worth over $1
billion, making him a self-made billionaire at age 30.
Seth Wenig/AP
Bill Gates: 26
Microsoft's cofounder became a self-made millionaire in
1981 at age 26, thanks to Microsoft's IPO.
The value in his shares surpassed $1 billion by the time he
was 31, making him the youngest billionaire ever at the
time. Today, Gates is the richest man in the world.
Ramin Talaie/Getty Images
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Elon Musk: 27
The cofounder of PayPal and Tesla Motors and founder of
SpaceX reached self-made-millionaire status in 1999
at age 27 when he sold a web-software company for over
$300 million.
By age 41, his net worth had surpassed $1 billion.
AP Photo/Jack Plunkett
Sara Blakely: 29
It only took one year of running her company, Spanx,
before Blakely became a millionaire in 2000 at age 29.
A little over a decade later, she became the youngest
self-made woman billionaire at age 41.
Today's estimated net worth: $1 billion
Fernando Leon/Getty Images
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Warren Buffett: 30
The investing legend and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway
became a millionaire in 1960 at age 30.
He reached self-made-billionaire status by age 56 and is
currently the third-richest man in the world.
Paul Morigi/Getty
Mark Cuban: 32
The "Shark Tank" investor and Dallas Mavericks owner
became a millionaire in 1990 at age 32, when he sold his
first company, MicroSolutions.
Less than 10 years later, he sold his second company,
Broadcast.com, and became a self-made billionaire at age
40.
Michael Buckner/Getty
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Oprah Winfrey: 32
The media mogul and queen of daytime television became
a self-made millionaire in 1986 at age 32. In 2003, she
became the first black woman billionaire in history at age
49.
Chris Jackson/Getty
Zhou Qunfei: 33
The founder of Lens Technology became a self-made
millionaire in 2003 at age 33.
In 2015, Lens Technology went public, making her a
billionaire and the world's richest self-made woman at age
45.
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Jeff Bezos: 33
Amazon's founder and CEO became a self-made
millionaire in 1997 at age 33 when Amazon's IPO raised
$54 million. A quick two years later he achieved
billionaire status at age 35.
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George Lucas: 34
The creator of "Star Wars" and founder of production
company Lucasfilm became a self-made millionaire in
1978 at age 34. His stake in Lucasfilm helped him make
the jump from millionaire to billionaire at age 52.
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Denise Coates: 38
The co-CEO of online-gambling firm Bet365 became a
millionaire in 2005 at age 38 after selling her company for
$40 million. Her 50% stake in Bet365 made her a
self-made billionaire by age 47.
Sean Dempsey/Getty
Meg Whitman: 40
The former eBay CEO, and current Hewlett-Packard CEO,
became a self-made millionaire in 1996 at age 40. Two
years later, at age 42, her net worth exceeded $1 billion
after she took eBay public.
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Larry Ellison: 42
The founder and CEO of Oracle became a self-made
millionaire in 1986 at age 42. Shortly after, he achieved
billionaire status at age 49, thanks to his stake in Oracle
and the company's rapid growth.
Oracle
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