The 40 Richest Americans Under 40 Yrs Old.

[Tinfish]

Ho hum. So Michael Dell, chairman and founder of Dell Computer is No. 1--again--on Fortune's annual "40 Richest Under 40" list. But not for long! Mr. Dell is 39. No matter how much money he makes this year, he's outta here next year so for the first time since the list was created in 1999, there will be a new face in the lead.

The much-watched list is a compendium of the best and the brightest. They are all young, fabulously wealthy, and either enormously brainy, savvy, or talented (or all three). Fully one-third of those on the list are just like Michael Dell; they've been on it since it originated. Success breeds more success.

Still, there is rich and then there is stinking rich. The difference in the personal fortune of No. 1 and No. 40 is immense. Dell's wealth is pegged at a staggering $17.95 billion. No. 40, basketball player Kevin Garnett of the Minnesota Timberwolves, has a mere $106 million bank account.

There are some newcomers to this list, notably mogulettes Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who came into their considerable TV and movie fortune on their recent 18th birthday, along with Jennifer Lopez, Jay-Z, and Jeff Gordon. Squeezing in at No. 38 is first-timer Britney Spears.

Here's the list of America's 40 richest kids, all of whom are under 40 years old:

1. Michael Dell, 39, $17.95 billion
Chairman/Founder of Dell Computer

2. Pierre Omidyar, 37, $10.05 billion
Chairman/Founder of eBay

3. Jeff Skoll, 39, $4.69 billion
Chairman/Founder of the Skoll Foundation

4. Larry Page, 31, $4.19 billion
President, Products/Co-Founder of Google

5. Sergey Brin, 31, $4.17 billion
President, Technology/Co-Founder of Google

6. Jerry Yang, 35, $2.81 billion
Chief Yahoo/Co-Founder of Yahoo

7. David Filo, 38, $2.57 billion
Chief Yahoo/Co-Founder of Yahoo

8. Ken Griffin, 35, $1 billion
President/Founder of the Citadel Investment Group

9. Dan Snyder, 39, $823 million
Chairman/Principal Owner of the Washington Redskins

10. Marc Benioff, 39, $376 million
Chairman/CEO of Salesforce.com

11. Jeffrey Citron, 34, $346 million
Chairman/CEO/Co-Founder of Vonage

12. Elon Musk, 33, $328 million
CEO/Founder/CTO, Space Exploration Technologies

13. Sean Combs (P. Diddy), 34, $315 million
Chairman/CEO/Founder of Bad Boy Entertainment

14. Tiger Woods, 28, $295 million
Golfer

15. Halsey Minor, 39, $286.1 million
Chairman/CEO/Founder of Grand Central Communications

16. Shawn Carter (Jay-Z), 34, $286 million
Co-Founder of Roc-a-Fella Enterprises

17. Jerry Greenberg, 38, $278 million
Co-Chairman/Co-CEO/Co-Founder of Sapient

18. Raul Fernandez, 38, $263 million
Chairman/CEO of ObjectVideo

19. Jennifer Lopez, 35, $255 million
Actress/Singer/Co-Owner Sweetface Fashion

20. Marc Andreessen, 33, $253 million
Chairman/Co-Founder of Opsware

21. Joe Liemandt, 36, $234 million
President/CEO/Founder of Trilogy

22. Shaquille O'Neal, 32, $222 million
Basketball Player, Miami Heat

23. Michael Robertson, 37, $220 million
CEO/Founder of Linspire

24. Marc Ewing, 35, $217 million
Publisher of Alpinist magazine

25. Julia Roberts, 36, $212 million
Actress

26. Will Smith, 35, $188 million
Actor/Rapper

27. Andre Agassi, 34, $162 million
Tennis Player

28. Jared Polis, 29, $160 million
Chairman/Member at Large of the Colorado State Board of Education

29. Jeff Gordon, 33, $155 million
NASCAR Racer

30. Sudhakar Ravi, 39, $137.1 million
Retired

31. Ashley Olsen, 18, $137 million
Actress/Co-President of DualStar Entertainment

31. Mary-Kate Olsen, 18, $137 million
Actress/Co-President of DualStar Entertainment

33. John MacFarlane, 38, $136 million
CEO of Sonos.com

34. Jeffrey Zients, 37, $132 million
Chairman Advisory Board Co.

35. Sreekanth Ravi, 37, $131 million
Retired

36. Paul Gauthier, 32, $129 million
Retired

37. W. Glen Boyd, 37, $125 million
Retired

38. Britney Spears, 22, $123 million
Entertainer

39. Michael Saylor, 39, $113 million
Chairman/CEO/Founder of MicroStrategy

40. Kevin Garnett, 28, $106 million
Basketball Player, Minnesota Timberwolves

[Shibby]

I like how at #14 Tiger Woods just says "Golfer" and being surounded by CEO's, Chaimen, Founders and such. Also Britney Spears just says "Entertainer" :drool: :D

[bonebreaker]

Notice that most of these people used their brains instead of brawn to become rich. IMHO, they earned all they have. The others were just lucky to be born with great physical attributes. BB

[meat12]

Wow P. diddy is pretty high up there

[beefcake]

Originally posted by bonebreaker
Notice that most of these people used their brains instead of brawn to become rich. IMHO, they earned all they have. The others were just lucky to be born with great physical attributes. BB

Because none of them have any brawn so they had to revert to brains. LOL. JayZ, P Diddy, and spears owe a lot of there success to other people. They didn't do it on there own.

[Severedties]

Originally posted by meat12
Wow P. diddy is pretty high up there

alittle too high. lol

[bonebreaker]

Originally posted by beefcake
Because none of them have any brawn so they had to revert to brains. LOL. JayZ, P Diddy, and spears owe a lot of there success to other people. They didn't do it on there own.

YUP. BB

[buccaneer19]

How Is Lebron not on this list???

[beefcake]

Originally posted by buccaneer19
How Is Lebron not on this list???

He spends all his money on bling and cars. Watch MTV's cribs and you'll know why most high paid stars don't have anything in the bank.

[Bouncer]

That list showes how big computers and the internet have become. The top 7 richest people are all involved in the internet or computers. 20 Years ago nobody knew any of them. Amazing.

[beefcake]

Originally posted by THE BOUNCER
That list showes how big computers and the internet have become. The top 7 richest people are all involved in the internet or computers. 20 Years ago nobody knew any of them. Amazing.

What's even more amazing is that ebay and google are not even that old. Shows that great ideas for the net are still out there that can be profitable.

[FX4]

A couple come to my mind as well....where is Mark Cuban, owner of the Mavs? or A-Rod?

[beefcake]

Originally posted by FX4
A couple come to my mind as well....where is Mark Cuban, owner of the Mavs? or A-Rod?

Cuban is over 40. A-rod gets his over a 10 year period. Not all at once.

[FX4]

Originally posted by beefcake
Cuban is over 40.

Well, that explains it...I was thinking he was in his 30's