Forbes List of the 100 Richest Tech Billionaires From Around The Globe

 

American billionaires dominate FORBES’ first ever list of the 100 Richest People In Tech

Just over half, or 51 people, are from the U.S.

Tech barons from Asia  made a strong showing as well, with 33 people hailing from that region.

Eight people from Europe made the cut –  a minimum net worth $2 billion — as did two from the Middle East (namely, from Israel) and one from Latin America.

Forty of the 100 live in California

Altogether, the world’s 100 richest tech billionaires are worth $842.9 billion

Just 7 women made the list, the wealthiest of whom is Laurene Powell Jobs, the widow of Steve Jobs, with an estimated net worth of $21.4 billion.

The average age of the group is 53, which is a decade younger than the average age of all billionaires; 15 of the 100 are under age 40.

The youngest is Snapchat founder and CEO Evan Spiegel, who is 25 and worth an estimated $2.1 billion;

The oldest is Intel cofounder Gordon Moore, who is 86 and worth an estimated $6 billion


The Top Three

• Bill Gates –who’s also the world’s richest man – ranks number one among tech tycoons, with a net worth of $79.6 billion.

• Number two on the list is Larry Ellison, founder of database software firm Oracle, with a net worth estimated at $50 billion

• The third richest on the list is Jeff Bezos, whose net worth shot up dramatically in July after Amazon.com surprised analysts and reported a rare profit for its second quarter. Amazon typically loses money.  Forbes pegs Bezos’ net worth at $47.8 billion, more than 90% of which lies in his 18% stake in Amazon.