Luana Lopes Lara

Luana Lopes Lara (#1606)

Global Rank #1606

Country Rank #27

Country Brazil

Luana Lopes Lara is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

$ 3 B
Prediction markets
Brazil
F
30 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #1,606

Country Rank #27

Net Worth $2.6B

Previous Worth $2.6B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country Brazil

Industry Prediction markets

Age 30 Years

Gender F

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence New York, New York

Citizenship Brazil

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Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 29

Source Of Wealth Prediction markets, Self Made

Residence New York, New York

Citizenship Brazil

Marital Status Single

Education Bachelor of Arts/Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $2.6B

Current Net Worth $2.6B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

The world's youngest self-made woman billionaire, Luana Lopes Lara is the cofounder and COO of prediction market platform Kalshi. Kalshi allows users to bet on everything from sports game results to political elections to entertainment awards and more. It reached a $11 billion valuation in December 2025 following a $1 billion funding round. Kalshi received federal approval in 2020 to operate in the U.S., and made history in 2024 after receiving federal approval to allow users to bet on the presidential election, marking the first legal election contracts in the U.S. in over a century. Lopes Lara performed as a professional ballerina for nine months after graduating high school at Salzburger Landestheater in Austria for a season of "Swan Lake." An MIT graduate and previous quantitative trader at Citadel Securities, Lopes Lara secured funding from angel investors including Charles Schwab and Henry Kravis, as well as firms Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, CapitalG and Paradigm. Lopes Lara owns an estimated 12% stake in Kalshi.

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#2858

Billionaires (2026)

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