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World’s youngest billionaire earns on average £125,000 a day

Livia Voigt, the 19-year-old heiress of WEG, becomes the world's youngest billionaire, reportedly amassing a $1.1bn fortune. Her stake in the electrical machines company averages around £120,000-125,000 in earnings per day since birth. Reported by AbsolutelyBusiness.
Livia Voigt. (Picture: Jam Press)

A teenager has reportedly earned on average £125,000 every day since she was born.

Livia Voigt is just 19 years old, but was recently named the world’s youngest billionaire by Forbes.

She is an heiress of the electrical machines company WEG with a stake in the company.

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Livia, who has just started a psychology degree at university, has reportedly already amassed a $1.1bn (approximately 868.5m) fortune.

Livia Voigt, the 19-year-old heiress of WEG, becomes the world's youngest billionaire, reportedly amassing a $1.1bn fortune. Her stake in the electrical machines company averages around £120,000-125,000 in earnings per day since birth. Reported by AbsolutelyBusiness.
Livia Voigt. (Picture: Jam Press)

Breaking this down into the years she’s been alive, since her birth in 2004, this averages around £120,000-125,000 a day, give or take [due to conversion rates and birth date].

Voigt lives with her family in Florianópolis, Brazil, and generally keeps a low profile.

Her name appears on the Forbes list alongside the likes of Taylor Swift and Magic Johnson.

Her older sister Dora, 26, is also mentioned.

The Voigt sisters are the youngest granddaughters of WEG co-founder Werner Ricardo Voigt, who passed away in 2016.

Livia Voigt, the 19-year-old heiress of WEG, becomes the world's youngest billionaire, reportedly amassing a $1.1bn fortune. Her stake in the electrical machines company averages around £120,000-125,000 in earnings per day since birth. Reported by AbsolutelyBusiness.
Livia next to WEG co-founder and grandfather, Werner Ricardo Voigt. (Picture: Jam Press)

They hold about three per cent of the company’s shares, as reported on AbsolutelyBusiness.

They are among 18 heirs but don’t have a role on the board or in management.

Their older cousins, Eduardo Voigt Schwartz and Mariana Voigt Schwartz Gomes, who also hold shares in WEG, are also on Forbes’ list.

WEG is headquartered in Jaraguá do Sul, and is one of the world’s top electric motor producers.

Livia Voigt, the 19-year-old heiress of WEG, becomes the world's youngest billionaire, reportedly amassing a $1.1bn fortune. Her stake in the electrical machines company averages around £120,000-125,000 in earnings per day since birth. Reported by AbsolutelyBusiness.
WEG’s headquarters in Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil. (Picture: Jam Press)

It also produces gearboxes, generators, turbines, and more.

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