Press Release: Tues 18^th October 2022 for immediate release 

‍Mr Beast, Kim Kardashian, KSI & Elon Musk top the most influential entrepreneurs list for teenagers.

 YouTube and reality stars dominate the top entrepreneurs who teenagers aspire and look up to.

 Although Elon Musk the founder of Tesla tops the list, the rest of the Top 5 list of entrepreneurs who teenagers look up to is dominated by founders who have started or become famous from reality TV or social media.

 The poll, carried out by FounderPass.com who give entrepreneurs discounts on software asked 450 teenagers aged between 15 and 19 across the UK who their favourite entrepreneurs/business owners were and found overwhelming votes for reality and social media stars who have utilised their fame and following to create hugely successful businesses.

 Those names that were once synonymous with entrepreneurism such as Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Larry Page/Sergey Brin (founders of Google) were nowhere to be seen in the Top 10.

 "It's testament that teenagers are being increasingly influenced by social media and the internet, seeing and actively supporting businesses from influencers that they follow," said FounderPass spokesman Max Bramwell,.

 Elon Musk tops the list but names such as Kim Kardashian, Mr Beast and KSI are in the Top 5, these entrepreneurs have started businesses in everything from cosmetics to burger chains to drinks and are often selling out of stock as soon as it arrives in stock with many products from these entrepreneurs often trading on a ‘black market’ for three or four times the RRP.

 "Try to get your hands on a bottle of Prime, the drinks brand started by KSI and Logan Paul involves either getting to a supermarket and queuing before it opens or paying three to four times the price on the secondary market, this just shows the power and influence these entrepreneurs have to create a ‘hype’ and demand for their products," said Max Bramwell of FounderPass  "all of the entrepreneurs in the top five utilise the power of social media to help both their business but also their own personal brands grow” .

 According to the poll by FounderPass.com of 450 people aged 15-19 in the UK, the top ten most inspiring entrepreneurs were:

1.  Elon Musk (Tesla)

2.  Kim Kardashian– (Various businesses)

3.  Mr Beast – (Youtube channel)

4.  KSI – (Youtube/Prime)

5.  Stephen Bartlett (Social Chain/Dragons Den)

6.  Jeff Bezos (Amazon)

7.  Mark Zuckerberg – Meta (Facebook)

8.  Richard Branson (Virgin Group)

9.  Ben Francis (GymShark)

10. Peter Jones (Telecoms/Dragons Den)

Other notable names include two Dragons from BBC Dragons Den, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and well loved UK entrepreneur Richard Branson. Ben Francis also made the list who founded clothing brand Gym Shark valued at over £1 billion.

NOTES FOR EDITORS

A spokesperson is available for additional comment

The poll was conducted by FounderPass.com , a website which gives entrepreneurs and founders access to deals and discounts on software and tools to help their businesses grow.

The website is free to join and gives members access to thousands of pounds of discounts and perks on software to help them start a business or grow their existing one.

The poll was conducted across the UK and consisted of 450 teenagers aged 15-19, with a split of 58% male to 42% female, these people were asked to name their top 3 business owners who they look up to. Further data including a top 20 list is available on request.

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