She overtakes Zuckerberg, who was 23 when he made his first billion 11 years ago in 2008. Now, he is the eighth richest person in the world with a fortune of $62.3billion. Jenner is the youngest in her famous, reality TV family and the first to hit the billion dollar landmark.
She was surprised by the success of her cosmetics company, which was only founded in 2015 but is now worth an estimated $900 million. Jenner, who owns a 100 percent stake in it, has separate income from endorsements and her family’s reality TV show. She also owns an impressive portfolio of real estate.
‘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,’ Jenner told Forbes.