According to Forbes, the combined wealth of the world’s top 100 tech billionaires totals more than $1 trillion. The two countries with the most tech billionaires were the U.S. and China, with 38% and 26% respectively.
Bill Gates, the richest person in the world for 18 of the past 24 years, drops to number two on the list this year. Jeff Bezos first overtook Gates as the richest man the world in October, when his net worth reached $93.8 million. It's worth noting that Gates has donated a huge chunk of his fortune to charity.
Here are top 10 wealthiest tech people in 2018:
1. Jeff Bezos (54 Years Old)
Country: United States
Source of wealth: Amazon
Net Worth: $112 billion
2. Bill Gates (63 Years Old)
Country: United States
Source of wealth: Microsoft
Net Worth: $90 billion
3. Mark Zuckerberg (34 Years Old)
Country: United States
Source of wealth: Facebook
Net Worth: $71 billion
4. Larry Ellison (74 Years Old)
Country: United States
Source of wealth: Oracle
Net Worth: $58.5 billion
5. Larry Page (45 Years Old)
Country: United States
Source of wealth: Google
Net Worth: $48.8 billion
6. Sergey Brin (45 Years Old)
Country: United States
Source of wealth: Google
Net Worth: $47.5 billion
7. Ma Huateng (47 Years Old)
Country: China
Source of wealth: Tencent
Net Worth: $45.3 billion
8. Jack Ma (54 Years Old)
Country: China
Source of wealth: Alibaba Group
Net Worth: $39 billion
9. Steve Ballmer (62 Years Old)
Country: United States
Source of wealth: Microsoft
Net Worth: $38.4 billion
10. Michael Dell (53 Years Old)
Country: United States
Source of wealth: Dell
Net Worth: $22.7 billion
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