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From the entrepreneurs, who have radically changed the way we communicate to the individuals who have prematurely inherited dictatorships, we look at some of the planet’s most powerful people aged 20-35.
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Kim Jong-un
The 33-year-old North Korean ruler, with a penchant for nuclear explosions, inspecting submarines and the odd cheeky cigarette, took the reins of the pariah state when his father, Kim Jong-il, died suddenly in 2011
Mark Zuckerberg
What started as a social network for Mark Zuckerberg’s Harvard University classmates quickly ballooned to be one of the biggest websites in the world, used by 1.5 billion people – 20% of the world’s population.
Justin Bieber
At just 22, Bieber is said to be worth $200m; he has smashed records held by the Beatles, and Drake, for having the most songs in the Billboard Hot 100 chart – 17 in one week – and can can proudly boast 60 million Instagram followers. A force to #belieb in.
Mohammed bin Salman
“He actually knows what PlayStation is”, may not be quite the badge of pride for all millennials, but for the 30-year-old deputy crown prince of Saudi Arabia the comment from one of his supporters should serve as a reminder that he is dramatically more in tune with the general population than the head of his family: 80-year-old King Salman bin Abdulaziz.
Beyoncé Knowles
She is the highest-ranked millennial on the Forbes 100 most powerful women list, coming in at number 21. Her last tour with rapper and music mogul husband Jay-Z (aged 46, so not a millennial) grossed more than $100m. Together the couple have a combined net worth of $1bn.
Kim Kardashian
The second most-followed person on Instagram, eclipsed only by Taylor Swift, is married to rapper Kanye West and can legitimately add model, fashion designer and author to her CV.
The 35-year-old (she only just makes the millennial grade) is said to be worth $52.5m and can proudly say she started the celeb-emojis craze with Kimoji, a digital pack of emoticons including a pregnant Kim, and Kim’s infamous behind in a swimsuit, reportedly making $1m a minute when it launched. A host of hip-hop heavyweights have followed suit.
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta
The 29-year-old is equally as renowned for her fashion bravery – see the meat dress, riot police and lamp shade look books – is said to be worth $59m. The true value of the Lady Gaga package? Priceless.
Lupita Nyong’o
Lupita Nyong’o was virtually unknown until her 30s when she won the world’s hearts and minds – and an Oscar, for her supporting role in 12 Years a Slave.
Her career has gone from strength to strength: she was cast in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, a film version of the Jungle Book and a film adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s 2013 novel Americanah. “Of course she was – everybody loves Lupita,” wrote Bim Adewunmi, who proudly named her “crush of the year” in 2014.
Ekaterina Tikhonova
Remember when President Vladimir Putin introduced his daughter on the world stage? No? That’s because it never happened.
The identity of the youngest offspring of the most powerful man in Russia was, until very recently, a closely guarded secret.
In January last year, opposition journalist Oleg Kashin published an article called “She” in which he claimed that the acrobatic rock’n’roll dancer – who had once represented Russia at an international dance tournament – was in fact Putin’s daughter.
Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior
While fellow millennials Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are considered the best players in the world, Neymar’s early reputation “as a YouTube sensation: part anime-footballer, part agent provocateur; flash haircut and flasher skills” firmly cements him on this power list.
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Interesting and diverse list. Full article here
http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...ul-millennials 
