BusinessWho is 28-year-old billionaire Austin Russell, new owner of ForbesWho is 28-year-old billionaire Austin Russell, new owner of ForbesWritten by Athik Saleh May 15, 2023, 12:57 pm 3 min readAustin Russell founded Luminar Technologies when he was in high schoolMedia powerhouse Forbes Global Media Holdings has a new owner: 28-year-old billionaire Austin Russell. Forbes was owned by Hong Kong-based Integrated Whale Media, which acquired the firm from the Forbes family in 2014. Russell has acquired Forbes at a time when media companies around the world are struggling. Youngest self-made billionaire in the worldLuminar and Russell had a dream debut in the market. Interestingly, Forbes Magazine itself described him as the world's "youngest self-made billionaire" in 20121 According to the Hurun Global U40 list, he is still the youngest self-made billionaire in the world.

Source: Forbes May 15, 2023 07:45 UTC