Forbes has just published the list of richest people on earth. The number of billionaires this year has increased by 13% as compared to last year. The list of billionaires is dominated by the tech entrepreneurs.
The data also states that the total net worth of these billionaires has gone up by 18% this year. Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Warren Buffet still hold their positions on the list. The tech industry has provided an enormous amount of wealth to these people. We have listed 6 richest tech billionaires that made it to the Forbes’ list.
(1) Bill Gates (Microsoft)
The Microsoft founder remains to be on the top of the chart. The tech billionaire has the net worth of $78 billion. What surprises the world is Bill Gates remains to hold the top position even after donating the significant amount of wealth for the social cause. He is an active philanthropist and works with his wife Melinda Gates through Gates Foundation for efforts focused on health, education and humanitarian issues.
(2)Jeff Bezos (Amazon)
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is in the limelight for the first time this year. Bezos was rumored to cross Bill Gates with the net worth of $90.9 billion until Amazon stocks started falling down par Q2 performance. Bezos’s current new wealth is $66.2 billion, making him the second-richest man in the world.
(3) Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook)
The Facebook creator is the youngest billionaire on this list. Mark Zuckerberg’s estimated net wealth is $54 billion. Facebook CEO has made a number of bold decisions and acquisitions last year. The ad-revenue of Facebook has gone up as well this quarter.
(4) Larry Ellison (Oracle)
The Oracle cofounder ranks number four in the list of tech billionaires. Larry Ellison’s estimated net worth is $51.7 billion. He is one of the oldest tech billionaires on Forbes’ list. The tech billionaire is known for his expensive hobbies.
(5) Larry page (Google)
Google cofounder Larry Page is in the list of tech billionaires as well. The CEO of Alphabet Inc., Google’s parent company has estimated net worth of $39 billion. At the age of 44, Larry Page is still actively working on some of the innovative projects like self-driving cars.
(6) Sergey Brin (Google)
The current President of Alphabet Inc makes it to the list right after Larry Page. The estimated net worth of Sergey Brin is supposed to be $38.2 billion. Sergey Brin was actively involved in company’s secretive Google X division.
