Economy, Banking and Finance · 17 March 2026
Forbes lists 22-year-old Surya Midha as youngest self-made billionaire ever.
Exam-focused facts from the 17 March 2026 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- Surya Midha, 22, became the youngest self-made billionaire to debut in Forbes’ World’s Billionaires list, breaking Mark Zuckerberg’s 18-year-old record set at age 23.
- Midha co-founded AI recruiting startup Mercor, valued at $10 billion by private investors last fall.
- Midha’s net worth is $2.2 billion.
- Midha was born in San Jose, California to Indian immigrant parents from Delhi.
- Forbes recorded a record 35 billionaires under 30 in 2026, with 8 being US citizens.