The 12 richest tech billionaires in the world – ranked
What would you do with a million dollars? When it comes to the world’s richest in tech, the question requires slapping on a few more zeros, as the 12 richest tech billionaires have a collective net worth of over US$990 billion. At the top of the list sits Jeff Bezos, of course – Amazon CEO, owner of The Washington Post, and now officially richest man in the world, ever– but who are the other 12?
Meet the tech tycoons as ranked by their net worths sourced from the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
12. Michael Dell
Net worth: US$36.8 billion
Age: 55
Source of wealth: Self-made; Dell
Net worth year-over-year change: Up by US$5.96 billion in the last year.
11. Ma Huateng
Net worth: US$52.9 billion
Age: 48
Source of wealth: Self-made; Tencent Holdings
Net worth year-over-year change: Up by US$14.3 billion in the last year.
10. Jack Ma
Net worth: US$57.1 billion
Age: 56
Source of wealth: Self-made; Alibaba
Net worth year-over-year change: Up by US$10.4 billion in the last year.
9. Mackenzie Scott
Net worth: US$57.8 billion
Age: 50
Source of wealth: Self-made; Amazon
Net worth year-over-year change: Up by US$20.7 billion in the last year.
8. Sergey Brin
Net worth: US$69.2 billion
Age: 47
Source of wealth: Self-made; Google
Net worth year-over-year change: Up by US$6.55 billion in the last year.
7. Larry Ellison
Net worth: US$70.8 billion
Age: 76
Source of wealth: Self-made; Oracle
Net worth year-over-year change: Up by US$12 billion in the last year.
6. Larry Page
Net worth: US$71.4 billion
Age: 47
Source of wealth: Self-made; Google
Net worth year-over-year change: Up by US$6.82 billion in the last year.
5. Steve Ballmer
Net worth: US$73.3 billion
Age: 64
Source of wealth: Self-made; Microsoft
Net worth year-over-year change: Up by US$15.2 billion in the last year.
4. Mark Zuckerberg
Net worth: US$96.7 billion
Age: 36
Source of wealth: Self-made; Facebook
Net worth year-over-year change: Up by US$18.3 billion in the last year.
3. Elon Musk
Net worth: US$103 million
Age: 49
Source of wealth: Self-made; Tesla
Net worth year-over-year change: Up by US$75.1 billion in the last year.
2. Bill Gates
Net worth: US$123 billion
Age: 64
Source of wealth: Self-made; Cash, Microsoft
Net worth year-over-year change: Up by US$9.76 billion in the last year.
1. Jeff Bezos
Net worth: US$178 billion
Age: 56
Source of wealth: Self-made; Amazon
Net worth year-over-year change: Up by US$63.4 billion in the last year.