40 Under 40

{{short description|Annual Fortune magazine list}}

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Fortune magazine's 40 Under 40 is a list of individuals the publication considers to be the most influential young leaders for the year. The list has existed in two phases: From 1999 to 2003, the list was presented purely as a numeric ranking of wealth, capturing the first dot com boom.{{Cite web |last=Garcia |first=Erica |date=3 September 1999 |title=Moguls Under 40 Techies Lead Fortune Mag's List of Young, Rich Entrepreneurs |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/moguls-40-techies-lead-fortune-mag-list-young-rich-entrepreneurs-article-1.857144 |website=Daily News |location=New York |access-date=2 September 2016 |archive-date=August 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802011355/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/moguls-40-techies-lead-fortune-mag-list-young-rich-entrepreneurs-article-1.857144 |url-status=live }} The current iteration started in 2009 and is a subjective ranking of power and influence.{{Cite web |title=40 Under 40: Business's Hottest Rising Stars—Full List |url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/40under40/2009/full_list/ |magazine=Fortune |date=2009 |access-date=20 May 2015 |archive-date=29 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129144748/https://archive.fortune.com/magazines/fortune/40under40/2009/full_list/ |url-status=live }} The list includes business executives, political figures, sportsmen, fashion designers, and others who are under the age of forty years old.{{cite web|title=40 Under 40|url=http://fortune.com/40-under-40/|magazine=Fortune|access-date=16 May 2015|archive-date=July 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728144725/https://fortune.com/40-under-40/|url-status=live}} The majority of the list members are business executives from the tech industry.{{cite web |first=Ari |last=Levy |date=October 10, 2014 |title=One industry Dominates the '40 Under 40' List |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2014/10/10/techology-bubble-most-of-the-fortune-40-under-40-list-is-in-tech.html |publisher=CNBC |access-date=2 September 2016 |archive-date=September 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917182046/https://www.cnbc.com/2014/10/10/techology-bubble-most-of-the-fortune-40-under-40-list-is-in-tech.html |url-status=live }}

The list often features business men and women who have made their names in various enterprises, and does not always choose candidates from blue chip industries.