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Forty Under 40

Forty Under 40: By the numbers

A look inside the makeup of this year’s honorees

17  Started their careers in sports

17  Have a graduate degree

6  Have a law degree

5  Are fluent in a second language

37  Were high school athletes

18  Were college athletes

21  Have been to the movies in the last 30 days

25  Have been to a concert or the theater in the last 30 days

30  Have been to a sporting event unrelated to work in the last 30 days

12  Play video games

9  Have been fired

9  Have completed a marathon

24  Work out at least four days a week

22  Sleep less than six hours a night

12  Have attempted a diet in the last 30 days

6  Have stuck with that diet

1  Is a vegetarian

33  Would take a job outside the United States

22  Occasionally wear jeans to work

29  Drive to work

9  Occasionally walk or ride a bike to work

36  Have walked down the aisle and said, “I do”

31  Have children

0  Smokes … or at least admits to it

8  Have a tattoo

15  Are Republicans

10  Are Democrats

15  Are independents

13  The number of years we’ve honored Forty Under 40

50  The number of Forty Under 40 Hall of Famers

360  The number of Forty Under 40 winners through the years

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