The internet has been the scene of some spectacular success stories

- Dailymotion, a video hosting service website, was created in 2005 by two young Frenchmen, Benjamin Bejbaum and Olivier Poitrey. Current value : 7 million euros.
- YouTube, a video sharing website, was created in 2005 by three Americans (Steve Chen, Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim, who were about 27 yo when they founded the company). In 2006 the website was acquired by Google for US$1.65 billion...
- Yahoo is a global internet services company and was created in 1994 by Jerry Yang and David Filo, who were about 26-28 when they launched Yahoo. Yang’s net worth is is estimated to be US$2.2 billion and is ranked 432nd among the world's richest people according to Forbes. According to Forbes, in 2006, Filo is worth an estimated $2.9 billion, ranking him the 240th richest person in the world.
- Google was created in 1998 by Sergey Brin and Larry Page while they were students at Stanford University. Brin has a net worth estimated at $18.5 billion, making him the 26th richest person in the world and the 5th richest person in the United States, together with Larry Page. He is also the fourth-youngest billionaire in the world. According to the 2006 edition of Forbes, Page had an estimated net worth of $18.5 Billion, making him the 26th richest person in the world, one place behind Brin...