By The Numbers: Meet The 30 Under 30 Class Of 2021

By The Numbers: Meet The 30 Under 30 Class Of 2021

The 600 entrepreneurs, activists, athletes, scientists and entertainers who made our 10th annual list of the brightest young innovators provide millions of reasons to believe in a better tomorrow. Perhaps billions.

As North America settles in for a long pandemic winter, there are bright spots on the horizon. Hundreds of them. The 600 young entrepreneurs, activists, scientists and entertainers featured in our 10th Annual Forbes 30 Under 30 give everyone reason to hope. Some are defying the odds and building businesses despite Covid-19; others are helping to fight the illness, serving on hospital frontlines or working with A.I. to discover new drugs. They are proof positive that ambition and innovation can't be quarantined.

This year's list includes a slew of A-list names, including Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons. In addition to landing a five-year contract slated to be worth $177 million, he's recently ventured into the world of venture capital by backing esports company FaZe Clan and performance technology Hyperice. He joins other familiar faces like musicians Lil Baby and Roddy Ricch, and actors Ramy Youssef and Sabrina Carpenter. However, most of the names you see on this list are likely unfamiliar. They are the young guns creating innovative companies that will