Technology is a young person’s game

One thing is very different about those who get rich through technology rather than traditional businesses. They’re young. Really young.

11 tech billionaires on the Forbes 500 are 40 or younger. That was unheard of a decade ago, even taking inflation into account. It took time to get that rich. To do so before getting a gray hair points to a trend.

This graphic by Focus takes a look at the trend. It’s the rise of the young rich and it shows no signs of slowing.

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