Overview
- Published December 2, the 15th annual list recognizes 600 honorees across 20 industries spanning business, culture and technology.
- The cohort has raised about $3.8 billion and amassed 200 million-plus social followers, with the AI category the most capitalized at nearly $1.5 billion.
- Seventy percent of honorees are Gen Z, the average age is 27, 68% are founders, 41% identify as people of color and 42% are female or non-binary.
- Profiles spotlight figures such as Coco Gauff and Decagon cofounder Jesse Zhang, whose AI customer service startup is valued at $1.5 billion with $255 million raised and customers including Duolingo, Hertz and ClassPass.
- Forbes selected the class through open nominations, months of reporting, background checks and panels of independent judges that included Olivia Rodrigo, Palmer Luckey and May Habib, with eligibility limited to those 29 or younger who have not appeared on prior Under 30 lists.