Introducing The 15 Richest Billionaires In Tech
This year, WhatsApp co-founders Jan Koum and Brian Acton made the cut. But with net worths of $6.8 billion and $3 billion, respectively, they're not even close to the richest people in tech.
Here are the top 15 richest tech billionaires in the world:
1. Bill Gates (Co-founder of Microsoft)
Net Worth: $76 billion
2. Larry Ellison (CEO of Oracle)
Net Worth: $48 billion
3. Larry Page (CEO of Google)
Net Worth: $32.3 billion
4. Jeff Bezos (Founder and CEO of Amazon)
Net Worth: $32 billion
5. Sergey Brin (Director of Google X)
Net Worth: $31.8 billion
6. Mark Zuckerberg (Founder and CEO of Facebook)
Net Worth: $28.5 billion
7. Steve Ballmer (Ex-Microsoft CEO)
Net Worth: $19.3 billion
8. Michael Dell (Founder and CEO of Dell)
Net Worth: $17.5 billion
9. Paul Allen (Microsoft co-founder)
Net Worth: $15.9 billion
10. Azim Premji (Chairman of Wipro Limited)
Net Worth: $15.3 billion
11. Charles Ergen (Chairman of Dish Network)
Net Worth: $15 billion
12. Laurene Powell Jobs (largest individual shareholder of Disney)
Net Worth: $14 billion
13. Ma Huateng (CEO of Tencent Holdings)
Net Worth: $13.4 billion
14. Robin Li (CEO of China's top search engine, Baidu)
Net Worth: $12.1 billion
15. Shiv Nadar (co-founder of HCL Group)
Net Worth: $11.1 billion