The face of the world’s youngest self-made billionaire, 28-year-old Alexandr Wang, on the cover of the next issue of Fortune magazine, brings to mind another dewy-faced cover star: Wang’s now-boss, Mark Zuckerberg.
In 2009, Fortune’s Jessi Hempel profiled the Facebook CEO, who was 24 and as she noted “the world’s youngest self-made billionaire, on paper at least.” The tech founder was not yet the polarizing household name he is today. He would go on to become one of the richest people in the world; be the subject of a Hollywood biopic; be hauled before Congress to answer accusations that his platform influenced an election; and become known as a mixed martial arts enthusiast who attended Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration as a guest of honor.
