Lucy Guo dethrones Taylor Swift as the world’s youngest self-made woman billionaire – here’s her wild rise

Lucy Guo is now the world’s youngest woman to become a billionaire by building her own success. She just dethroned Taylor Swift, who used to hold that title. Lucy is 30 and runs a company called Passes, where creators can chat with their fans and share exclusive content. Passes was launched in 2022, and it raised $50 million from investors in just 2 years, as per reports.

Lucy's net worth is $1.3 billion now. She dropped out of college, she was studying computer science and human-computer interaction at Carnegie Mellon University. Before starting Passes, she start an AI company called Scale AI in 2016 with a guy named Alexander Wang. Lucy left Scale AI in 2018 but still kept a large part of her stake. That same year, she made it to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, as per the report by Daily Mail.

Lucy owns two properties, a swanky apartment in Miami and a house in Los Angeles that’s five minutes from her office. For commuting, she either rides an electric skateboard or gets driven by her assistant. She’s super busy, eats lunch at her desk, never buys groceries, and just lives on food from Uber Eats. She’s never had a real vacation, and even on holidays, she works at least 8 hours a day, as per reports.


Lucy turned 30 in October and threw a massive birthday bash called Lucypalooza. She said she was scared to turn 30 because in her culture, people expect women to have kids by 25 and be married by 30. Despite that fear, she said she’s more confident and grateful now, surrounded by amazing friends. She ended her post saying, “Asians don’t raisin, every year I’m getting richer and hotter”, according to the report by Daily Mail.

Taylor Swift , 35 years old is now 21st on the list with $1.6 billion net worth. Kim Kardashian is 19th, worth $1.7 billion. Oprah Winfrey ranks 13th with $3.1 billion. Diane Hendricks, co-founder of ABC Supply, is 1 and the richest self-made woman in America with $22.3 billion, for the 8th year in a row.

FAQs

Q1. Who is Lucy Guo?
Lucy is a businesswoman who recently became the youngest self-made billionaire.

Q2. What is Passes, the company Lucy Guo founded?
Passes is a platform where creators connect with fans through chats, live streams, and exclusive content.