Here is a visualization of the relationship between age and success. It's interactive, you can tap on the circles and investigate for yourself.

Looking at the biographies of top 100 founders on the Forbes Global Companies List shows that 35 is the most common age to start one of the top companies in the world. We excluded the companies that were inherited from previous ones, and the companies where governments were heavily involved.
We combined timeline and tree to categorize founders by age.

 

 

Static version of the infographic:

Source: Funders and Founders