Forbes has released its annual list of the richest people in the world. Somewhat unsurprisingly, many of the people appearing on Forbes’ list made their fortunes by pursuing careers in tech. The list largely dominated by CEO’s of United States tech giants also has some Indians and Chinese on the ‘powerful’ list. We have picked up 20 Richest People in Tech from the Forbes’ list. Read on to know The 20 Richest People in Tech.
20) Eric Schmidt
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Net Worth: $9.9 B
Age: 61
Origin of Wealth: Google
Country: United States
19) Lee Kun-Hee
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Net Worth: $10 B
Age: 74
Origin of Wealth: Samsung
Country: South Korea
18) Robin Li
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Net Worth: $12.5 B
Age: 47
Origin of Wealth: Internet Search
Country: China
17) Masayoshi Son
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Net Worth: $13.2 B
Age: 58
Origin of Wealth: Internet,Telecom
Country: Japan
16) Lei Jun
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Net Worth: $13.4 B
Age: 46
Origin of Wealth: Smartphones
Country: China
15) Elon Musk
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Net Worth: $13.9 B
Age: 44
Origin of Wealth: Tesla Motors
Country: United States
14) Shiv Nadar
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Net Worth: $14.4 B
Age: 70
Origin of Wealth: Software Services
Country: India
13) Azim Premji
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Net Worth: $17.4 B
Age: 70
Origin of Wealth: Software Services
Country: India
12) Paul Allen
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Net Worth: $17.5 B
Age: 63
Origin of Wealth: Microsoft, Investments
Country: United States
11) Ma Huateng
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Net Worth: $17.9 B
Age: 44
Origin of Wealth: Internet
Country: China
The 20 Richest People in Tech
10) Michael Dell
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Net Worth: $19.4 B
Age: 51
Origin of Wealth: Dell
Country: United States
9) Laurene Powell Jobs
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Net Worth: $21.4 B
Age: 52
Origin of Wealth: Apple, Disney
Country: United States
8) Steve Balmer
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Net Worth: $22.7 B
Age: 60
Origin of Wealth: Microsoft
Country: United States
7) Jack Ma
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Net Worth: $23.2 B
Age: 51
Origin of Wealth: Alibaba
Country: China
6) Sergey Brin
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Net Worth: $32.8 B
Age: 42
Origin of Wealth: Google
Country: United States
5) Larry Page
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Net Worth: $33.4 B
Age: 43
Origin of Wealth: Google
Country: United States
4) Mark Zuckerberg
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Net Worth: $41.2 B
Age: 32
Origin of Wealth: Facebook
Country: United States
3) Jeff Bezos
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Net Worth: $47.8 B
Age: 52
Origin of Wealth: Amazon.com
Country: United States
2) Larry Ellison
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Net Worth: $50 B
Age: 71
Origin of Wealth: Oracle
Country: United States
1) Bill Gates
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Net Worth: $79.6 B
Age: 60
Origin of Wealth: Microsoft
Country: United States
