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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