The Worlds Richest Youngsters Under 25

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-Staff

By Staff

Thursday, December 6, 2007, 18:47

When a lot of 25 years old are not sure about their future, there are some earning million dollars, with their well defined professions. Here is the list of richest youngsters (under 25) in the world according to the Forbes magazine.

Sportsmen and women top the list : Sportsmen and women occupied the top place in the magazine"s latest rich list, which surveyed superstars aged under 25. Ohio basketball player LeBron James, who will turn 23 this month, topped the list. He raked in million in a single year. Recent news updates states that he has a new four-year million contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers and endorsement deals with Nike, Coca-Cola and Upper Deck.

Other sporting celebrities, who also approached the quarterbillion mark, were New Orleans American football player, Reggie Bush, 22 and Russian tennis ace, Maria Sharapova, aged 20, with million earnings each. American professional golfer Michelle Wie came fourth with million.

'Potter' trio : the word 'rich and 'Potter' go synonymous these days. The Harry Potter trio consisting of Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint have paved their path to the list with great glide. Radcliffe, earned the sixth place on the list, with an annual earning of million. Watson,bagged the 15th position with $ millions in earnings, followed by Rupert Grint, at the 16th slot with the same amount.

Youngest Entrants: The two youngest celebrities on the list are Dakota Fanning, aged just 13, who got the 14th place with million, and 15-year-old Miley Cyrus, who recently shot to stardom in Disney's teen pop soap opera Hannah Montana. Cyrus is the daughter of the country singer Billy Ray Cyrus

Other Celebrities : Other celebrities featured on the list included Pirates of the Caribbean star Keira Knightley in tenth position with yearly earnings of million. Actress Scarlett Johansson— million, Lindsay Lohan—.5 million, singer/actress Hilary Duff— million, Canadian rock singer Avril Lavigne— million, and Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen— million each.

Well ! After all that million counting, I can see many eyes rolling with the dollar sign... not to worry folks the things you couldn't achieve as a young lad can still be at your doorstep, as fortune is like a mad wind. Here once, there once. So wait until it strikes you just the way it did to J K Rowling.