The 13 Richest Tech Billionaires In The World Right Now
These are the 13 richest tech billionaires in the world right now: #13. Azim Premji Net worth: $14 billion Azim Premji is often called the “Bill Gates of India.” He founded the enormous IT company, Wipro. #12. Elon Musk Net worth: $19 billion Elon Musk had a tumultuous year thanks to some Tweets that aroused the interest of the SEC. Tesla’s stock was as volatile this past year as Musk’s behavior on Twitter. #11. Masayoshi Son Net worth: $22 billion Masayoshi Son is the found and CEO of Softbank which has significant investments in high profile tech companies including Uber and WeWork. #10. Michael Dell Phillip Faraone/Getty Images Net worth: $23 billion Michael Dell famously founded Dell Technologies from his garage. These days, most of his wealth is tied up in his private investment firm MSD Capital. #9. Steve Ballmer. Net worth: $40 billion Steve Ballmer stepped down from the CEO gig at Microsoft in 2014, but still looms large on the list of the richest in tech and in the world. He and his wife donated $295 million to philanthropy in 2018. #7. (tie) Jack Ma Net worth: $44 billion Alibaba founder Jack Ma is the richest man in China. Alibaba is the largest e-commerce website in China. #7. (tie) Ma Huateng Net worth: $44 billion Ma Huateng is the founder and chairman of Tencent. The tech giant is the company behind China’s most popular instant messaging app, WeChat. #6. Mark Zuckerberg Net worth: $50 billion Mark Zuckerberg has lost around $9 billion since last year and fell in the rankings as a result. He does remain the world’s youngest self-made billionaire, as Kylie Jenner is not a billionaire. #5. Larry Ellison Net worth: $51 billion Larry Ellison is the founder and CTO of Oracle. He was recently appointed to Tesla’s board of directors with the hope that he could control Elon Musk’s behavior. #4. Sergey Brin Net worth: $52 billion Sergey Brin is the co-founder of Google and president of parent company Alphabet. #3. Larry Page Net worth: $53 billion Larry Page is the other Google co-founder and has a net worth that is $1 billion more than Sergey Brin. #2. Bill Gates Net worth: $96 billion Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is still a member of the board of directors of his company. However, he has sold or given away most of his stock and has just 1% of the shares. #1. Jeff Bezos Net worth: $136 billion Sergey Brin Net Worth Larry Page Net Worth