By Spy Uganda
Clemente Del Vecchio, an 18-year-old Italian, has made history by topping Forbes’ list of youngest billionaires for 2023.
Checks show that as of Saturday, April 8, 2023, Vecchio who deals in eyeglasses has a net worth of $3.7 billion.
After the passing of his father, Leonardo Del Vecchio, Clemente received a 12.5% stake in Delfin, his father’s holding company based in Luxembourg.
Prior to his father’s demise in 2022, EssilorLuxottica, the company owned by Del Vecchio, held the title of the world’s largest eyeglasses manufacturer.
Forbes’ list of youngest billionaires also includes 14 billionaires who are under 30 years old as at April 2023. See Full List Below
- Clemente Del Vecchio ($3.7bn) Eyeglasses – 18 years
- Kim Jung-youn ($1.8 bn) Online gaming – 19 years
- Kevin David Lehmann ($2.4bn) Drugstores – 20 years
- Luca Del Vecchio ($3.7bn) Eyeglasses – 21 years
- Kim Jung-min ($1.8bn) Online gaming – 21 years
- Gustav Magnar Witzoe ($2.9bn) Fish farming – 29 years
- Mark Mateschitz ($35.5bn) Red Bull – 30 years
- Michal Strnad ($2.1bn) Defense Contracting – 30 years
- Palmer Luckey ($1.8bn) Virtual reality – 30 years
- Ben Francis ($1.3bn) Fitness clothing – 30 years
- W. Zelong ($1.3bn) Chemicals – 26 years
- Alexandra Andresen ($1.5bn) Investments – 26 years
- Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio ($3.7bn) Eyeglasses – 27 years
- Katharina Andresen ($1.5bn) Investments – 27 years
- Ryan Breslow ($1.1bn) E-commerce software – 28 years.
