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PRETTY. SUCCESSFUL.

Splitt ing hairs with the Forbes 30 Under 30, in 30 words or less.

30 Under 30

Phil Wong, 30, and Brian Jeong, 30

COFOUNDERS, HAWTHORNE

Backed by $10.5 million in funding, New

York’s Hawthorne provides a 23-question

web-based quiz to help men select the right

cologne, shampoo and body wash.

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Alex Tomic, 26, and Nik Mirkovic, 24

COFOUNDERS, HISMILE

The Australians’ teeth-whitening gel took off after

a Kylie Jenner sponsorship. Jenner’s 2016 Instagram

post has accumulated 1.8 million likes; HiSmile had

$100 million–plus in 2019 revenue.

Sarah Ribner, 30

COFOUNDER, PIPERWAI

In 2014, Ribner bootstrapped

natural deodorant PiperWai

with cofounder Jess Edelstein.

Their speed sticks took off ,

and PiperWai has since

added a deodorant cream and

underarm moisturizing oil.

Kimberly Lewis, 28, and

Timothy Lewis, 29

COFOUNDERS, CURLMIX

This Chicago couple—Tim’s a former

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

contestant—got $1.2 million in 2019

for CurlMix’s line of organic shampoos

designed for African-Americans.

Braden Handley, 29

COFOUNDER, INKBOX

Toronto’s Inkbox (funding:

$14.1 million) makes temporary

peel-and-stick tattoos for adults

that last one to two weeks. An

astronaut and a koi are among

the most popular designs.

The List

TOP-EARNING GAMERS

For the fi rst time, we’ve

ranked the highest-paid

stars in gaming, a league of

legends who made a collec-

tive $121 million last year. The

vast majority of those dollars

didn’t come from winning

competitions but from

YouTube ad revenue and

endorsements with the likes

of Adidas and Bud Light.

1. Tyler Blevins

(a.k.a. Ninja)

EARNINGS: $ 17 MIL

2. Felix Kjellberg

(PewDiePie)

$ 15 MIL

3. Preston Arsement

(Preston)

$ 14 MIL

4. Mark Fischbach

(Markiplier)

$ 14 MIL

5. Michael Grzesiek

(Shroud)

$ 1 2. 5 MIL

6. Daniel Middleton

(DanTDM)

$ 12 MIL

7. Evan Fong

(VanossGaming)

$ 11. 5 MIL

8. Sean McLoughlin

(Jacksepticeye)

$ 11 MIL

9. Timothy Betar

(TimTheTatman)

$ 8 MIL

10. Nick Kolcheff

(Nickmercs)

$ 6 MIL