US EditionWho Is Lucy Guo, the Youngest 'Self-Made' Billionaire in New Forbes Ranking?
- On June 3, 2025, Forbes recognized Lucy Guo, co-founder of Scale AI, as the youngest woman to independently achieve billionaire status, with her fortune estimated at $1.3 billion.
- In 2014, at the age of 20, Guo left her computer science studies at Carnegie Mellon University after being awarded the $100,000 Thiel Fellowship to focus on building her own business.
- She co-founded Scale AI with Alexandr Wang in 2016, which shifted from healthcare matchmaking to providing labeled data for AI and now holds a $25 billion valuation.
- Guo was ousted from Scale in 2018 after strategic disagreements but retained a 5% stake worth about $1.2 billion, while Wang remains CEO and owns 15%.
- Her recent achievement as a billionaire surpasses Taylor Swift’s previous record as the youngest woman to build her fortune independently, underscoring Guo’s significant influence in the AI industry and startup investment landscape.
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Who is Lucy Guo, the youngest 'self-made' billionaire in new Forbes ranking?
(NEXSTAR) – Lucy Guo has amassed more wealth than Rihanna, Madonna and Beyonce, according to a new Forbes ranking, but you're far less likely to have heard of her. Guo has a net worth of $1.3 billion thanks to her business ventures in artificial intelligence. She cofounded the startup Scale AI when she was just 21, Forbes writes. Even though she left the company, she maintained her 5% stake in the company – and that's about to pay off big time. …
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