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40 Under 40

Welcome to Fortune’s 2018 40 Under 40, our annual ranking of the most influential young people in business. Read on to meet these disruptors, innovators, rebels and artists—and prepare to be inspired. Click here to read The Ledger 40 Under 40 list.
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    Kevin Systrom
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    Mark Zuckerberg
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    Logan Green and John Zimmer
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    Wang Xing
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    Dhivya Suryadevara
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    Brian Chesky
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    Adam Neumann
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    Xu Li
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    Zhang Yiming
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    Drew Houston
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    Daniel Ek
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    Katrina Lake
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    Whitney Wolfe Herd
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    Keith Cozza
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    Jordan Peele
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    Jacinda Ardern
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    Sumaiya Balbale and Andy Dunn
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    Joey Levin
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    Anjali Sud
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    Donald Glover
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    Evan Spiegel
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    John and Patrick Collison
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    Jennifer Hyman
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    Anthony Tan and Tan Hooi Ling
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    Brian Armstrong
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    Rihanna
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    Vitalik Buterin
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    Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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    Vlad Tenev and Baiju Bhatt
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    Pavel Durov
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    Dave Gilboa and Neil Blumenthal
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    Sonia Cheng
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    Michael Tubbs
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    Feng Zhang
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    Christina Tosi
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    Emily Weiss
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    Arlan Hamilton
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    Anu Duggal
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    Marc Stad
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    Stephanie Lampkin
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    Tristan Harris
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    Eric Ries
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    Lynn Jurich
  44. 37 {image?.altText}
    Nate Nanzer
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    Heidi Zak
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    Geoffrey and Matthew Chaiken
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    Rana el Kaliouby
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    The Ledger 40 Under 40
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