Top 10 Richest Kids In South Africa

By Kristy – Updated On:

Gone are the days where kids cannot become rich at an early age. When we talk about the top ten richest kids in South Africa, we are explicitly talking about young people under 35 years. Here they are:

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  1. Vusi Thembekwayo: As of age 17, Vusi was ranked 1st in Africa for motivational speaking. At 25, he was the youngest director of a multi-national company that has an income of over R17 billion annually. He has a net worth of $36.4 million.
  2. Duduzane Zuma: He is the son of the former president, Jacob Zuma and his wife Kate Zuma. His company owns a 12.5% stake in the Ayigobi Consortium. Zuma has a net worth of $15 million.
  3. Rupert Bryan: Rupert has been running his own web developing company since he was 14. He is currently the COO at ISP Web Africa which is worth about R130 million. He has a net worth of $13 million.
  4. Ludwick Marishane:  Ludwick Marishane is worth $9 million. He founded Headboy Industries. He invented DryBath, a gel that functions as a bath, but without water.
  5. Adii Pieenar: Adii Piernaar owns Woothemes. Woothemes designs and produces customizable commercial themes and plugins for WordPress. This company generates about $3 million each year from these sales.
  6. Doug Hoernle: He has a net worth of 5 million dollars. As of 19 years, Doug had started a tutoring business. After school, he sold cheap wines with personalized labels for events. This enables him to have his grand opening at the City Bowl Market.
  7. Sandile Shezi: When he was in school, he was selling muffins, for which he was mocked. Then he invested the money meant for his education into Forex Trading. This turned his fortunes around as he became a millionaire.
  8. Murendwa Mmabasotho: She is the only lady on this list. She owns a chain of businesses from printing to logistics.
  9. Max Hussman: Hussman is the founder of the Elegance Group. Born in Accra, but raised in Germany, the young millionaire has made South Africa his home. He runs an aviation business that includes consulting.
  10. Mike Eilertsen: This entrepreneur is the CEO of LIVE OUT LOUD media group. He began as a waiter before becoming the founder of the famous media group.