The youngest billionaire in the world is 27-year-old Dustin Moskovitz, who was a roommate of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. Dustin Moscovitz is only 8 days younger than Mark Zuckerberg. Mark and Dustin dropped out of school and moved to California to launch a social networking site, we all know it as Facebook.

The quickest way to become a young billionaire today is to one inherit the money or become a Facebook-type king. Forbes’ 2012 billionaire list shows that the youngest billionaires made their money with Facebook, including Dustin Moskovitz and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Other young billionaires are Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverian, a former President in the Facebook company, and Jan Koum, who created Whatsapp.

But it’s not just males that are topping the youngest Billionaire chart. Newcomer Perenna Kei is just 24 years old and worth $1.3 billion, as she owns 82 percent of her father’s company, Logon Property Holdings. She is reclusive and is rarely spotted in public.

Top Two Youngest Billionaires:
Dustin Moskovitz

Age: 27
Net Worth $3.5 B
Source of Wealth: Facebook and Self Made
Residence: San Francisco, CA
Education: Drop Out, Harvard University

Mark Zuckerberg
Desgination: Founder, Facebook
Age: 27
Net Worth $17.5 B
Source of Wealth: Facebook, self-made
Residence: Palo Alto, CA
Education: Drop Out, Harvard University