Who is the Santa Catarina woman considered the youngest billionaire in the world

Born in 2004 and granddaughter of the founder of the “billionaire factory” WEG, based in Jaraguá do Sul, Livia Voigt has a net worth of around R$5.5 billion without having left college. In addition to money, she has a notable title: she is the youngest billionaire in the world.

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Santa Catarina leads the Forbes list of the ten youngest billionaires in the world, which also includes his sister, Dora Voigt de Assis, aged 26, in 9th place. Each of them owns 3.1% of WEG and, as a result, receives millions in dividends.

Livia is 19 years old and is only two months younger than the second place on the list, the Italian Clemente Del Vecchio. According to Forbes, she is currently enrolled at the university where she is studying psychology.

The electrical equipment producer WEG, considered by many a “billionaire factory”, it was co-founded by Livia’s grandfather, Werner Ricardo Voigt, who died in 2016. The company is one of the largest manufacturers of electric motors in the world and exports to more than 135 countries.

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Despite being two of the 18 heirs of the WEG group, Livia and her sister Dora have no role in the company’s operations. The co-founder’s youngest granddaughters have a slightly smaller stake than their older cousins Eduardo and Mariana, who each own 3.9% of the company.

Wealth for Younger Pockets

Forbes also highlights that for the first time since 2009, all billionaires under the age of 30 inherited their fortune, which represents a period of “wealth transfer”. The movement is expected as older generations pass away and leave their fortunes to their descendants.

Young self-made billionaires, who created successful businesses, like Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, are getting older, and similar new profiles are not emerging. Others were unable to maintain their fortune.

The Forbes survey also shows that 60% of young billionaires are European. Other countries that appear on the list are Brazil, South Korea and Hong Kong (all heirs), or Japan and the United States (all self-taught).

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See the list of the 10 youngest billionaires in the world, according to Forbes

Livia Voigt

Age: 19
Citizenship: Brazil
Source of Wealth: Industrial Machinery – WEG
Net Worth: US$1.1 billion (R$5.5 billion)

Clemente Del Vecchio

Age: 19
Citizenship: Italy
Source of Wealth: Eyeglasses market
Net Worth: US$4.7 billion (R$23.7 billion)

Kim Jung-youn

Age: 20
Citizenship: South Korea
Source of Wealth: Online Games
Net Worth: US$1.4 billion (R$7 billion)

Kevin David Lehmann

Age: 21
Citizenship: Germany
Source of Wealth: Pharmacies
Net Worth: US$3.3 billion (R$16.6 billion)

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Kim Jung-min

Age: 22
Citizenship: South Korea
Source of Wealth: Online Games
Net Worth: US$1.4 billion (R$7 billion)

Luca Del Vecchio

Age: 22
Citizenship: Italy
Source of Wealth: Eyeglasses market
Net Worth: US$4.7 billion (R$23.7 billion)

Remi Dassault

Age: 22
Citizenship: France
Source of Wealth: Inheritance
Net Worth: US$2.5 billion (R$12.6 billion)

Zahan Mistry

Age: 25
Citizenship: Ireland
Source of Wealth: Diversified
Net Worth: US$4.9 Billion (R$24.7 billion)

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Dora Voigt of Assisi

Age: 26
Citizenship: Brazil
Source of Wealth: Industrial Machinery – WEG
Net Worth: US$1.1 billion (R$5.5 billion)

Firoz Mistry

Age: 27
Citizenship: Ireland
Source of Wealth: Diversified
Net Worth: US$4.9 billion (R$24.7 billion)

Who are the 10 richest people from Santa Catarina in Brazil, according to Forbes

17th – Luciano Hang (R$ 16.3 billion): founder and owner of Havan, a department store chain (Photo: Tiago Ghizoni, BD)

22nd – Alceu Elias Feldmann (R$ 12.9 billion): founder and controller of Fertipar, responsible for 15% of the national fertilizer market (Photo: Guilherme Pupo)

48th – Itamar Locks and family (R$6.7 billion): one of the controllers of the agricultural giant Amaggi (Photo: Reproduction)

61st – Anne Werninghaus (R$6.23 billion): granddaughter of one of the founders of WEG, Geraldo Werninghaus. A shareholder of the company, she is a businesswoman in the fashion sector (Photo: Personal archive)

74th – Jorge Luiz Savi de Freitas and family (R$5 billion): the family controls Intelbras (Photo: José Somensi, Disclosure)

82nd – Dora Voigt de Assis (R$4.5 billion): heir to her mother’s shares, Valsi Voigt. She is the granddaughter of Werner Ricardo Voigt, one of the founders of WEG (Photo: WEG, Disclosure)

82nd – Lívia Voigt (R$4.5 billion): heir to her mother’s shares, Valsi Voigt. She is the granddaughter of Werner Ricardo Voigt, one of the founders of WEG (Photo: WEG, Disclosure)

85th – Eduardo Voigt Schwartz (R$ 4.44 billion): son of Miriam Voigt Schwartz, became the holder of part of the shares held by his mother in WEG (Photo: WEG, Disclosure)

85th – Mariana Voigt Schwartz Gomes (R$4.44 billion): daughter of Miriam Voigt Schwartz, became the holder of part of the shares held by her mother in WEG (Photo: WEG, Disclosure)

101st Mariana Werninghaus de Carvalho (R$ 3.62 billion): granddaughter of Geraldo Werninghaus, one of the founders of WEG (Photo: Max Schwoelk Fotografia)

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