The Youngest Billionaire in the World

John Collison, born in 1990, is an Irish young entrepreneur. He is best known for setting up a tech company called Stripe with his brother Patrick Collison.

John Collison

The two brothers now own at least $ 1.1 billion and Stripe based on San Francisco has raised $ 150 million from CapitalG as part of a joint venture of parent companies Google and General Catalyst Partners.

John Collison and His brother Patrick Collison

Not a high school graduate, the Collison family founded a company called Shuppa in 2007. By 2008, the company was worth $ 5 million when John was just 17 years old.

In 2009, the 27-year-old decided to return to secondary school at Castletry Collegue. And then pursue a college degree at Harvard University.

In November, John became the youngest billionaire with at least $ 1.1 billion in assets. The valuation is believed to cost his company up to $ 9.2 billion.