It is a big money for sure if he is still holding it and he was unable to dispose the said amount as monero as of this moment is sitting at $100 plus, while the cost of monero at that time is only under $1.

He maybe young but what he was done is pretty nice move, if he consider it as his saving at the time he bought it then he is now earning so much from his saving. Many people are regretting that they were not able to buy the top currencies in the past where their price is pretty low and I am one of them.