Hillary Yip, who is now 15 years old, is the youngest CEO in the world. She was born in Hongkong. Hillary’s mother sent her and her brother to a summer camp to improve their Chinese speaking skills. At the camp, she learned so much and her experience led her to come to the idea of MinorMynas.
Hillary began a startup at the age of 10! She is the proud founder of MinorMynas, which is a language learning app that she created. MinorMynas allows children all of the world to learn different languages and communicate/make friends from all different countries. The app uses live video as a platform for children to have conversations and learn different languages from each other.
MinorMynas is available in over 60 countries, allowing children all over the world to expand their knowledge on topics they love and get a better perception on other cultures. Hillary having the ability to not only form this idea but create something from it at her age is truly remarkable. She has been featured in a number of TV broadcasts and TV shows such as BBC, CCTV, TEDx, and more. Hillary has said that she plans on creating another version of her app to target parents. She wants to create an app that will allow parents to communicate internationally with other parents.
Hillary Yip speaking at age 15
Wow! Fifteen is so young to have achieved that much success. The app is really innovative for someone who is ten to start. It is such a cool idea for live video to be part of a language app. I have used a few language apps and I think it is really hard to stick with them so the fact this has been successful for her says a lot. Also, a language app that targets kids and not adults in something I have never really heard of. Her hard work at such a young age is very inspiring.