Alexandra Andresen

Alexandra Andresen
Born	Alexandra Gamlemshaug Andresen (1996-07-23) 23 July 1996 (age 28) Oslo, Norway
Partner	Colin Thompson [1]
Parent	Johan H. Andresen Jr.
Relatives	Katharina Andresen (sister)

Alexandra Gamlemshaug Andresen (born 23 July 1996) ^[2] is a Norwegian heiress and equestrian. She became the world's youngest billionaire at age 19 in 2016 and held the position of youngest billionaire on the Forbes list for three consecutive years. ^{[3] [4]} As of June 2025, Andresen's net worth is estimated at US$2.1 billion. ^[5]

Early life

Andresen is the daughter of Norwegian industrialist Johan H. Andresen Jr., owner of Ferd AS, who in 2007, transferred ownership stakes of 42.2 per cent each to Alexandra and her sister Katharina (even though their father insists that he will not force his daughters to take part in the family company if they do not want to). ^{[6] [7]}

She is the great-granddaughter of Johan H. Andresen, great-great granddaughter of Johan Henrik Andresen and Anton Klaveness, and great-great-great granddaughter of Nicolai Andresen. Johan Henrik was the brother of Nicolay August Andresen, and the uncle of Nils August Andresen Butenschøn. ^[8]

Career

Andresen has won multiple awards and honors in horse dressage competitions, and has modeled several times for equestrian clothing company KingsLand. ^[9]

References

1. Ogre, Mathias (29 January 2023). "Milliardærarving forlovet". E24 (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 7 March 2023. Møbel-gründer og racerbilsjåfør Colin Thompson (28) fikk ja fra den norske Ferd-arvingen Alexandra Andresen (26).
2. "Alexandra Gamlemshaug ANDRESEN" Federation Equestre Internationale retrieved 8 February 2017
3. Chaykowski, Kathleen. "The World's Youngest Billionaires In 2019: Meet The 71 Under Age 40". Forbes. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
4. Jedeur-Palmgren, Max. "The Youngest Billionaire In The World Is A Norwegian Teenager". Forbes. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
5. "Alexandra Andresen". Forbes. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
6. Heather Saul. "Alexandra Andresen: 19-year-old teenager and the world's youngest billionaire | People | News" . The Independent . Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
7. "Alexandra Andresen". Forbes. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
8. "Instagram". Instagram. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
9. Huddleston, Tom Jr. (22 August 2019). "These sisters were the world's youngest billionaires before Kylie Jenner—but they still drove second-hand cars". CNBC. Retrieved 9 April 2020.