Lucy Guo, entrepreneur of the world Tech, surpasses Taylor Swift and becomes the youngest multimillionaire woman in the world
Taylor Swift no longer leads the list. The American singer, global pop icon, has been displaced by a young businesswoman from the world Tech: Lucy Guoa visionary that with only 30 years has accumulated a fortune of more than 1.2 billion dollars.
Born in California and raised by Chinese immigrant parents, Guo went from writing code in high school to create companies valued in billions. Today, it is crowned as the youngest billionaire in the world made to itself, according to Forbes.
The path that led her to dethrone Swift
Although it came to Study computer science at the Carnegie Mellon UniversityLucy left the race when she was accepted at Thiel Fellowship, a scholarship that pay young talents to leave the university and melt their own startup.
And that did. In 2016, at 21, Scale AI co -founded, a company that uses artificial intelligence to organize large -scale data. His partner, Alexandr Wang, took the role of CEO, and Guo took care of design and operations. Quickly, they climbed to success and entered the 30 Under 30 list of Forbes.
But not everything was pink. A couple of years later, The differences between the founders led to their departure. According to Forbes, “the co -founders disagreed on how the company should go and Wang fired Guo.”
Even so, she kept key actions. Today, After a recent participation repurchase, their part is worth about 1.2 billion dollarsthanks to Scale AI was valued at 25 billion.
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His new play: conquering the world of digital creators
After passing through the world of artificial intelligence, Lucy opted for a new niche: the influencers. In 2022 he founded Passes, a platform that allows creators, celebrities and athletes monetizing their communities through exclusive content, live broadcasts and personalized messages.
In just two years, Passes lifted $ 50 million in investments and reached an assessment of 150 million. Among its users there are figures such as Olivia Dunne, Shaquille O’Neal and DJ Kygo.
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In March 2025, The company was sued for allegedly house sensitive content of minors. The platform immediately reacted: it eliminated related material and prohibited minors from creating accounts.
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A spokesman responded bluntly: “He rejects any statement that he approved or allowed the publication of explicit content of minors. Any effort to attribute to Passes or its founder an improper behavior is unfounded and is nothing more than an attempt to unjustly imply them in the demand”
A high performance routine (with little rest)
Guo leads a disciplined life. Divide his time between Miami and Los Angeles, and has two properties: A luxury department and a house by steps from your office. He moves on an electric skateboard or with his personal assistant, and usually has lunch on his desk.
“I’ve never had a real vacation. Even when I’m on vacation, I work at least eight hours a day”, Confessed in an interview with Fortune.
In addition, he is a fan of the exercise. Assists twice a day to Barry’s Bootcamp, a high intensity gyms chainand celebrated having completed 3,000 classes on Instagram with a phrase that defines it: “Discipline> Sleep. 3000 Classses Complete”.
Electronics, dj sets and lucypalooza
Lucy is also passionate about electronic music. It is usual at festivals such as Coachella and Ultra Miami, and even dedicated time to learning to be DJ. In April he celebrated his 30 years with a party called Lucypalooza.
But not everything is joy in that new decade. In a reflective post, he wrote: “I have always been afraid of this age. Immigrant Chinese culture instilled in me that I should have children at 25and if I wasn’t married at 30, I would be single forever. ”
Despite this cultural pressure, he was optimistic with the future: “Every year is better. I am more confident, excited and motivated than ever. And since Asians do not age, every year I become richer and more beautiful. ”
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