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The youngest self-made billionaire in the world has been confirmed to be John Collison. He is the co-founder and President of Stripe. He founded the tech company along with his older brother Patrick Collison, Stripe's CEO. in 2010, when he was only 19.

Now Collison, 27, can call himself the youngest self-made billionaire in the world, with a net worth totaling $1.1 billion after Stripe's $9 billion valuation in 2016. The company was designed to transform the way websites accept online payments, and it's a favorite of huge companies like Lyft and Facebook.

Though the siblings have struck Silicon Valley gold, they haven't forgotten their humble roots in small-town Ireland.

John Collison who is originally from Ireland went to the US to attend Harvard - until he dropped out to focus on Stripe in Silicon Valley.

Today, Collison enjoys flying planes, running, and hiking with members of the Stripe team.

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Cool.

at 19 ? hmmmm

Nice one

If he was a Nigerian.. He would probably be a G boy

Thank God u r not a Nigerian

I just don't get it
we were just created to come and look at this people get rich everyday while we get poorer and poorer. haba this life ain't fair. we just came to escort them and get thrilled by their success stories that's all

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Challenge

a drop out with a net worth of $1.1b at the age of 27.
another prove that some dreams can't be attended to unless you quit school.

The man above me, you better be careful. He dropped out of Harvard not uniben oh. By the way, how come all this young billionaires come from rich families. Bill gates, mark, davido and now this guy. Only rich people go to Ivy League school or you super smart guys. And also what is their obsession with single colored, unattractive tshirts

Hold on am coming to break the record

Ermmm mm. ........is there something in this Havard Uni that we don't know yet? Enrol, drop out and become a billionaire. I don't get it