Ben Francis

The youngest billionaire in the United Kingdom said he only had the money on paper, that'none of it is true, and he doesn't see wealth as a measure of achievement.' (left) Ben Francis, 31, from Birmingham, who is worth over £1.2 billion in just 12 years after starting GymShark from his parents' garage, openly discussed his fortune on The SuperPower Podcast with Gian Power. (right) The business owner of TikTok posted a clip from his frank interview last week, captioning the article: 'My thoughts on money.'

Forbes has unveiled its long-anticipated list of the world's top youngest billionaires, many of whom have amassed their fortune before reaching the age of 33. The list of 25 individuals is worth more than $110 billion when put together. A few of this year's top earners are self-made after starting up companies like Snapchat and Gymshark, but many of them are inherited fortunes and generational wealth. Mark Mateschitz, the Forbes billionaire, made his eye-watering fortune of $39.6 billion by inheriting almost half of Red Bull. With a second place going to John Collison, who has a net worth of $7.2 billion, the Austrian billionaire took the lead in the rich competition by a massive $32.4 billion.

After touring factories in Vietnam, Singapore, and Bangladesh, Gymshark's owner has provided followers with insight into how the sportswear brand's clothes are made. Ben Francis, a British billionaire, released a YouTube video of his week-long journey, which included a visit to a factory in Hanoi where he saw workers on the production line. Mr Francis, who founded the Birmingham-based firm and is worth £1 billion just 11 years, was involved in one of two daily exercise sessions for staff. Many observers' opinion when considering a clothing factory, including the modern site as'state of the art,' according to Mr. The 31-year-old from Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, also pointed out embroidery machines and the firm's latest 'Crossover Leggings' item, which retails for £40. Gymshark's product line is clearly important to the brand, particularly after the'sweatshops' scandal in Boohoo in 2020, when it learned that employees on £3.50 an hour were sewing its clothes at a factory in Leicester.