At an age when people try to explore themselves and commit mistakes in order to learn things, a 19-year-old girl named Livia Voigt has been featured in the Forbes 2024 list of youngest billionaires. Yes! you heard it right. With a net worth of $1.1 Billion (over Rs 9100 crore), Livia Voigt is the world's youngest billionaire who has been featured in the Forbes list. Livia Voigt's elder sister Dora Voigt de Assis who is 26-year-old also featured in the same Forbes Youngest Billionaires 2024 list. Now, the question arises who is Livia Voigt and how did she become a billionaire at just 19? Below is everything you need to know-
Who is Livia Voigt?
As per Forbes, Livia Voigt is the heiress of one of Latin America’s largest electrical motors manufacturers. Livia Voigt is the largest individual shareholder at WEG, a company that her grandfather Werner Ricardo Voigt co-founded. Currently, Livia Voigt is a College student and she is not part of the company’s board. She hails from Brazil.
Forbes report says, "Nineteen until July, and two months younger than Clemente Del Vecchio, she is the world’s youngest billionaire. Like her sister Dora, she owns 3.1% of WEG and has pulled in millions from dividends. She is currently enrolled in university and is completing coursework in psychology."
As per reports, WEG is a Brazilian company, operating worldwide in the electric engineering, power, and automation technology areas. Its headquarters is in Jaragua do Sul, Brazil.
Talking about India, the youngest billionaires on the Forbes list this year are Zerodha founders Nithin (44) and Nikhil Kamath (37), and Flipkart founders Sachin (42) and Binny Bansal.