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There may be some truth to the old adage that with age comes wisdom. If you're in tech, however, youth is no obstacle to success.
Some of the most successful tech entrepreneurs of the last decade have taken their companies public or sold them for millions before their 30th birthdays.
With the help of Forbes' billionaire list, we've ranked the youngest tech executives to accrue billions of dollars of wealth.
Each billionaire appearing on the list is under 40 years old.
18. Nick Woodman
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Age: 39
Net worth: $2.5 billion
Nick Woodman is the founder and CEO of sports-camera company GoPro. With an estimated compensation of $284.5 million, he was the highest-paid U.S. CEO of 2014.
17. Jan Koum
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Age: 39
Net worth: $6.8 billion
Jan Koum is the cofounder and CEO of WhatsApp, which Facebook bought for $19 billion in February 2014.
16. Yoshikazu Tanaka
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Age: 38
Net worth: $1.14 billion
Yoshikazu Tanaka is the founder and CEO of Gree, a Japanese gaming and social networking company.
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