Ryan Kaji, Alina Morse, Nick D’Aloisio and Kyle Giersdorf all became millionaires at a very young age thanks to their business talents or personal talents.
Just 9 years old, Ryan Kaji (living in the US) is already a popular online vlogger. The boy born in 2011 is the owner of a channel specializing in toy review with 26 million subscribers and a total views of over 40 billion. According to Forbes, in 2016-2017, Kaji earned $ 11 million. Photo: @ryansworld.
Ryan Kaji’s vlogs feature the participation of his parents and two twin sisters. The boy’s mother also decided to quit her job as a Chemistry teacher to help him manage the channel full time. Up to now, the video titled “Huge Eggs Surprise Toys Challenge” is the product with the highest views on the channel with more than 2 billion views. Ryan Kaji is also contracted by a series of major toy and consumer goods brands. Photo: @ryansworld.
At the age of 15, Alina Morse was already a famous businessman in America. The girl born in 2005 has been the CEO of a sugar-free candy company since she was 9 years old. Her company Zolli Candy initially sold homemade lollipops in the kitchen. The recipe for these candies was self-researched by Alina online
Currently, the company sells its main products: Zollipops sugar-free lollipop, Zolli Drops sugar-free hard candy and Zaffi Taffy marshmallows. Alina Morse products are sold online and distributed in about 25,000 stores across the US, with sales reaching $ 6 million in 2018.
Nick D’Aloisio, born in 1995, started learning how to write software by herself at the age of 12. At 17, he became a millionaire after selling his app to Yahoo! Inc. for $ 20 million. The product he built is a free iPhone app called Summly – which automatically summarizes news. Although the app was eventually taken down, it has been downloaded over 1 million times before.
D’Aloisio is currently the founder of a startup called Sphere and has raised $ 30 million. Since 2014, D’Aloisio has pursued a BA in Philosophy and Computer Science at Hertford College, University of Oxford. In 2019, he started his master’s program in Philosophy at this school.
Kyle Giersdorf, born in 2002, is a player on the list of young millionaires after winning the Fortnite World Cup championship held in New York (USA). He was awarded a $ 3 million prize, according to Forbes.
Giersdorf signed with esports organization Sentinels in March 2019 and now has more than 1.2 million followers on the Twitch streaming platform.