25 Richest Billionaires in Technology Industry

The technology industry is expected to experience strong growth in 2024 and beyond. With that, let’s take a look at the 25 richest billionaires in the technology industry.

25 Richest Billionaires in Technology Industry

Our Methodology

We gathered the data for the 25 richest billionaires in the technology industry from the Forbes Real Time Billionaires Index. The list of billionaires from the technology industry is ranked in ascending order of billionaires’ net worths, as of April 30.

25 Richest Billionaires in Technology Industry

25. Lei Jun

Net Worth: $14.3 Billion

Lei Jun is the co-founder of one of the world’s most popular smartphone brands, Xiaomi Corporation (HKG:1810). Lei Jun has a net worth of around $14.3 billion and ranks 25th among the richest billionaires in the technology industry.

24. Henry Samueli

Net Worth: $14.3 Billion

Henry Samueli is the co-founder and chairman of chipmaker Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO). A Singapore-based firm, Avago, acquired Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) for $37 billion in 2016.

23. Andreas von Bechtolsheim

Net Worth: $14.6 Billion

Andreas von Bechtolsheim co-founded and chairs the network switching firm, Arista Networks, Inc. (NYSE:ANET). With a net worth of around $14.6 billion, Andreas von Bechtolsheim ranks 23rd among the richest billionaires in the technology industry.

22. Pavel Durov

Net Worth: $15.5 Billion

Pavel Durov is the founder and owner of the private messaging application, Telegram. Pavel Durov has a net worth of around $15.5 billion and is one of the richest people in the technology industry.

21. Dustin Moskovitz

Net Worth: $15.7 Billion

Dustin Moskovitz co-founded Facebook in 2004 along with Mark Zuckerberg. After leaving the social media giant, Moskovitz co-founded a workflow software firm, Asana, Inc. (NYSE:ASAN).

20. Jan Koum

Net Worth: $15.8 Billion

Jan Koum co-founded WhatsApp and later sold the messaging app to Facebook for $22 billion in 2014. Jan Koum ranks 20th among the richest billionaires in the technology industry.

19. Rick Cohen

Net Worth: $18 Billion

Rick Cohen has a net worth of around $18 billion and ranks among the richest people in the technology industry. Rick Cohen’s majority of wealth comes from his family automation firm, Symbotic Inc. (NASDAQ:SYM).

18. Eric Schmidt

Net Worth: $24 Billion

Eric Schmidt was the CEO of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) from 2001 to 2011. Schmidt left the company in June 2019 and stayed as a technical advisor until February 2020. Eric Schmidt has a net worth of around $24 billion.

17. Eduardo Saverin

Net Worth: $24 Billion

Eduardo Saverin co-founded Facebook, now Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META). Eduardo Saverin is one of the richest people in the technology industry.

16. Jack Ma

Net Worth: $24.8 Billion

Jack Ma is one of the richest Chinese billionaires in the technology industry. Jack Ma co-founded one of the largest e-commerce companies in the world, Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA).

15. William Ding

Net Worth: $30.8 Billion

William Ding is the CEO of one of the world’s leading online games firms, NetEase, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTES). William Ding has a net worth of around $30.8 billion and ranks 15th among the richest billionaires in the technology industry.

14. Shiv Nadar

Net Worth: $31.4 Billion

Shiv Nadar is considered the IT pioneer in India. Nadar co-founded India’s leading tech firm, HCL Technologies Limited (NSE:HCLTECH). Shiv Nadar has a net worth of around $31.4 billion.

13. MacKenzie Scott

Net Worth: $33.8 Billion

MacKenzie Scott received a 4% stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) after her divorce from Jeff Bezos. MacKenzie Scott has a net worth of around $33.8 billion.

12. Ma Huateng

Net Worth: $37.6 Billion

Ma Huateng is the CEO and chairman of Chinese internet giant, Tencent Holdings Limited (OTC:TCEHY). Ma Huateng ranks 12th among the richest billionaires in the technology industry.

11. Zhang Yiming

Net Worth: $43.4 Billion

Zhang Yiming is the main founder of the Chinese tech firm ByteDance, which owns the popular app TikTok. Zhang Yiming has a net worth of around $43.4 billion.

10. Colin Huang

Net Worth: $44.7 Billion

Colin Huang is the founder of the Chinese e-commerce firm, PDD Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:PDD). With a net worth of around $44.7 billion, Colin Huang ranks 10th among the richest billionaires in the technology industry.

9. Jensen Huang

Net Worth: $77.2 Billion

Jensen Huang is the CEO of tech giant, NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA). Huang owns a 3% stake in the firm and he is one of the richest people in the technology industry.

8. Michael Dell

Net Worth: $95.8 Billion

Michael Dell is the chairman and CEO of the leading technology firm, Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL). Michael Dell has a net worth of around $95.8 billion and ranks eighth among the richest billionaires in the technology industry.

7. Steve Ballmer

Net Worth: $120.1 Billion

Steve Ballmer joined Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) in 1980 as an employee and became the firm’s CEO in 2000. In 2014, he retired from the company.

6. Bill Gates

Net Worth: $128.7 Billion

Bill Gates has been one of the richest people in the world for a long time. Gates founded Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) back in 1975. Bill Gates ranks sixth among the richest billionaires in the technology industry.

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