Cyrus Mistry's sons are the richest billionaires under 30 with a net worth of...
Zahan Mistry is an alumnus of Yale University and Firoz Mistry studied at the University of Warwick.
Sons of late former chairman of Tata Sons Cyrus Mistry- Zahan and Firoz Mistry- topped 2024 Forbes list of young billionaires under 30. The brothers, who are aged 25 and 27, have a combined wealth amounts to $9.8 billion ($4.9 billion each), as per the list and inherited the fortune after their father died in a car accident in 2022. Both are citizens of Ireland but live in Mumbai and have inherited a portion of the family's 18.4% stake in Tata Sons, as per Forbes.

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While Zahan Mistry is an alumnus of Yale University, Firoz Mistry studied at the University of Warwick. Their grandfather Pallonji Mistry played a crucial role in establishing the family's legacy and their uncle Shapoor Mistry serves as the chairman of the family's Shapoorji Pallonji Group.
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Who else is on the list?
Others who are the sole beneficiaries of inherited wealth include Clemente Del Vecchio, a 19-year-old from Italy, who inherited a substantial stake in EssilorLuxottica, the Italian-French eyewear conglomerate after his father died.
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He was the youngest billionaire previously but is now surpassed by Livia Voigt, a Brazilian student and heir of WEG, an electrical equipment manufacturer who has a net worth is $1.1 billion. Another heiress on the list is the 29-year-old Sophie Luise Fielmann who inherited Fielmann AG from her late father Günther Fielmann, who died in January.
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What about self-made tycoons on the list?
There are some self-made tycoons like Evan Spiegel, the man behind Snap; Ben Francis, the Gymshark founder, and American entrepreneur Palmer Luckey.
