11) Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy (Net worth: $1.5 billion each)
Stanford students Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy and Reggie Brown developed photo messaging application Snapchat. The company is valued at around $15 billion. Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba invested $200 million in the company recently.
10) Bill Haslam (Net worth: $1.9 billion)
American politician Bill Haslam is the 49th Governor of Tennessee and the Chairman-elect of the Republican Governors Association. He is the richest politician in the US. Declining gas prices helped his family business Pilot Flying J Company, which does $38 billion in sales. He is also the second highest-paid governor.
9) Brian Chesky (Net worth: $1.9 billion)
Brian Chesky is the co-founder and CEO of Airbnb, a website for people to rent out lodging. This 33-year-old self-made billionaire founded the company six years ago. Today it is valued at around $10 billion.
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