News about 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.

Ben Francis, a Birmingham man, founded his sports clothing business in 2012 after deciding to make his own workout clothes - now, just 11 years later, he makes his Forbes billionaires debut.

Born in Birmingham, Ben Francis began his sports clothing business in 2012 after discovering he couldn't find anything on the high street that he loved - now, just 11 years later, he made his Forbes billionaires debut. The former Aston University undergraduate is worth $1.2 billion (£992 million), making him the UK's youngest billionaire. Francis went from university to concentrate on his brand full time, and the company's value increased to over £1 billion in 2020. His grandfather taught him how to sew and he set up a workshop in his parents' garage in Birmingham, complete with a sewing machine and screen printer.