Kylie Jenner becomes world's youngest billionaire ever

WASHINGTON: Kylie Jenner, 21, has become the world's youngest self-made billionaire, overtaking Mark Zuckerberg, according to Forbes billionaires' list.The 21-year-old founded and owns Kylie Cosmetics, she founded three years ago, that generated an estimated $360m in sales last year.She reached the milestone earlier than Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg who became a billionaire aged 23."I didn't expect anything. I did not foresee the future. But [the recognition] feels really good. That's a nice pat on the back," Ms Jenner told Forbes.However, the list shows Amazon's founder Jeff Bezos remains the world's richest man  with  his  estimated fortune of $131billion,   up $19bn from 2018.Amazon's share price has been good for Mr Bezos' bank balance and the gap between him and the number two, Bill Gates, is a little wider, even though Mr Gates' fortune has swelled to $96.5bn from $90bn last year.While Warren Buffett is  the third richest man in the world  according to the  Forbes  list.Here is the list RICHEST In The World1. Jeff Bezos - $131billion2. Bill Gates - $96.5billion3. Warren Buffett - $82.5billion4. Bernard Arnault & family - $76billion5. Carlos Slim Helu & family - $64billion6. Amanico Ortega - $62.7billion7. Larry Ellison - $62.5billion8. Mark Zuckerberg - $62.3billion9. Michael Bloomberg - $55.5billion10. Larry Page - $50.8billionThe richest woman in the world is Francoise Bettencourt Meyers who, along with her family, has a fortune of $49.3billion. They own a 33 percent stake in L'Oreal.The number of self-made women reached 72 for the first time, up from 56 a year ago. WOMEN1. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers (#15th in the world) - $49.3billion2. Alice Walton (#17th) - $44.4billion3. Jacqueline Mars (#33) - $23.9billion4. Yang Huiyan (#42) - $22.1billion5. Susanne Klatten (#46) - $21billion6. Steve Jobs' widow Laurene Powell Jobs & family (#54) - $18.6billion7. Abigail Johnson (#71) - $15.6billion8. Iris Bontbona & family (#74) - $15.4billion9. Gina Rinehart (#75) - $15.2billion10. Kwong Siu-hing (#78) - $15.1billionUSA 1. Jeff Bezos - $131billion2. Bill Gates - $96.5billion3. Warren Buffett - $82.5billion4. Larry Ellison - $62.5billion 5. Mark Zuckerberg - $62.3billion 6. Michael Bloomberg - $55.5billion 7. Larry Page - $50.8billion 8. Charles Koch - $50.5billion9. David Koch - $50.5billion10. Sergey Brin - $49.8billionFacebook founder Mark Zuckerberg wealth is among those falling. It has dropped by $8.7bn (£6.6bn) in the past year to $62/3bn, according to the Forbes list.

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