5 Wealthy Teen Kids

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oi-Anwesha Barari

By Anwesha Barari

Thursday, July 21, 2011, 18:11

Ever heard the saying,'having age on your side'? It rings true for these wealthy teen kids who are not deterred by their youth when it comes to earning big bucks. In the global market, rich teenagers have become something of a trend.

1. Miley Cyrus: She was one of the trend setters. The seventeen year old who shot to fame with the screen name Hannah Montana featured in Forbes' list of 'Hollywood's Twenty Highest Earners of 2010' with her approximate earning as 48 million dollars per annum. This rich kid had had a humble beginning as the voice of the character of 'Penny' in 'Bolt',which was an animated movie. She has since bagged a Golden Globe award for the best original song and become something of a teen idol. Need we speculate more about one of the world's richest kids on the block who has been declared the 'World's Richest Teen Celebrity' by the People's Magazine!

2. Abigail Breslin: Followed in Miley's footsteps. All of fourteen, she is already topping the charts for the richest teen kids in Hollywood. This rich teenager made an exceptionally early beginning at the age of three in a television commercial and then as a child artist in 'Signs'. But what really made her one of the world's richest kids is her portrayal of 'Olive' in the movie 'LittleMiss Sunshine'. As of today, this wealthy kid's bank balance is estimated to to 12 million dollars and a hefty pay package of $2 million per film.

3. Dakota Fanning: Her claim to fame came from her award winning performance in 'I am Sam' with Sean Penn. As an child artist she is highly coveted, often more than adult Hollywood actresses; check out her fee of $4 million if you don't believe that.. Apart from being one of the richest kids in the world she has the credit for doing challenging roles with acting legends like Robert De Niro and Denzel Washington. This wealthy teen kid at 16 has not been left by commercial success either as she has worked in blockbusters like the 'Twilight Saga'.

4. Anshul Samar: Is the non-artist rich teenager in our list of wealthy kids. The popular science-related board game, Elementeo was his brain child. He conceived the idea that led to the creation of this game when he was ten and today, at 17, he the CEO of a company that has launched this educational game for kids. He earned a revenue of one million dollars this year and he is not old enough to vote!

5. Zack Veach: increases his bank balance speedily with his speed. This 16 year old rich teenager is one of the youngest racing car drivers to sit behind the wheels. His racing career began at 12 and now he earns an average of 30 thousand dollars for eleven races apart from the additional bonuses if he happens to win. This wealthy teen kid has also authored a book apart from his usual choice of racing as a career. To add to his riches.