LONDON, Feb. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --Valentine's Day can be a lonely time if you're single, but help is at hand. Wealth-X has compiled a list of the wealthiest, youngest and most eligible bachelors in the world. They're all under the age of 35 and richer than Midas - and single.
1. Scott Duncan
Age: 32
Net Worth: US$5.5 billion
Nationality: American
Source of Wealth: Inheritance
Who he is: Houston, Texas-based only son of the Duncan family, which made its money through energy company Enterprise Products.
2. Thomas Persson
Age: 30
Net Worth: US$2.8 billion
Nationality: Swedish
Source of Wealth: Inheritance
Who he is: Third-generation scion of the H&M retail brand and the son of Sweden's richest man, Stefan Persson.
3. Evan Thomas Spiegel
Age: 24
Net Worth: US$1.7 billion
Nationality: American
Source of Wealth: Self-Made
Who he is: Los Angeles-born, Stanford-educated founder and CEO of mobile application Snapchat.
4. Carl Erik Hagen
Age: 27
Net Worth: US$1.7 billion
Nationality: Norwegian
Source of Wealth: Inheritance
Who he is: The Switzerland-based only son and heir to Norway's Canica holding company empire.
5. Prince Albert II Maria Lamoral Miguel Johannes Gabriel von Thurn and Taxis
Age: 31
Net Worth: US$1.5 billion
Nationality: German
Source of Wealth: Inheritance/Self-Made
Who he is: A well-known German aristocrat and champion racing car driver.
About Wealth-X
Wealth-X is the world's leading ultra high net worth (UHNW) intelligence and prospecting firm with the largest collection of curated research on UHNW individuals, defined as those with net assets of US$30 million and above. The firm's Wealth-X Professional solution is the standard for banking, luxury marketing and not-for-profit professionals working with the ultra affluent. Headquartered in Singapore, Wealth-X has 13 offices across five continents.
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