Ever wonder what it takes to crack the Under 30 rankings these days? The 2026 cohort just dropped some wild numbers—we're talking $3.8 billion in total funding across the list and a combined social reach of 200 million followers. That's not just noise; it's serious capital and influence concentrated in one generation. Makes you think about where all that funding's flowing and which sectors are actually eating up the investment appetite. The social media footprint alone could move markets if they coordinated (not that they would, right?). These stats paint a picture of how much institutional money is betting on younger founders now compared to, say, five years back. Interesting shift.