Age of successful startup founders in the U.S. 2018

Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 11, 2022
Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook at the age of 19, but this is the exception rather than the rule when it comes to successful founders. Most successful founders in the United States have tended to be over 40 years old when launching their company. As of 2018, the average age of the top 0.1 percent of startups in term of growth was 45 years.

Average age of founders of highest growth startups in the United States as of 2018 (in years)

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January 2020

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United States

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as of 2018

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