The World's Top Tech Billionaires

If we would have to name the era we are living in today, the most appropriate name would be the age of technology. Smartphones, tablets, internet, social media, laptops etc are the things a modern human can hardly imagine living without.The modern technology industry is having a constant growth and it is also one of the most profitable enterprises with new businesses being opened almost daily. But who are the people standing behind some of the most successful companies in this market and how much money do they actually have? If you want to find out the answers to these questions then check our short list below.

Bill Gates

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The world’s richest man in 16 of the last 21 years is Bill Gates – American computer programmer, inventor and a great philanthropist. Most of you will recognize him as the co-founder of Microsoft, which is the world’s largest computer company. Until May 2014, Bill Gates was also the largest shareholder of the Microsoft company, but in the last 15 years he has been steadily selling his shares. Through February 2015, Bill Gates decided to unload one third of his stake which brought a gift of the shares to “The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation”. Today, he spends almost all his time on helping the ones in need. He is given a huge credit for improving education in the U.S. But apart from his own country, Bill Gates is also focused on trying to make better health standards in the whole world, including persistent work on helping Africa feed itself. His current net worth is $79.2 billion.

Larry Ellison

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Larry Ellison is world’s second richest tech man. Few of you will know him as a database builder for CIA, but that was his springboard to establish database software firm named ‘Oracle’. Last year, he decided to step down as a CEO of the company, which was a huge shock for everyone. However, he stayed in the company as chairman and chief technology officer. His childhood is a story known to a wider audience. He was raised by his great-aunt in a middle class family in Chicago and he never met his biological father. Apart from building databases, Larry Ellison enjoys sailing and the main sponsor of America’s Cup winner Oracle Team USA. His net worth is estimated to $54.3 billion.

Jeff Bezos

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For some of you, Jeff Bezos is simply known as the CEO of Amazon, but not everyone knows that his fortune is so great that he managed to reach the third position of the richest people in the world. Last year was a bit rough for Amazon because their first smartphone was a failure, but 2015 started good. Amazon.com won the Golden Globe award for its own series ‘Transparent’ (for best TV series and the best actor in a comedy). That is why the company decided to invest more in the movie business. But that should not be hard, since Amazon already does all kinds of business, from hosting web content to selling diapers. Jeff Bezos has 18% of the company’s shares and he still wants to invest to business that will lure more customers and make them dependent of the brand. His wealth today is estimated to $34.8 billion.

Mark Zuckerberg

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Mark Zuckerberg is an American computer programmer and Internet entrepreneur who is best known as one of five co-founders of the social networking website Facebook. Since 2013 he is the chairman and chief executive of the company and his estimated net worth in 2015 is around $33 billion. This amount is constantly increasing since Facebook is still holding place as one of the leading social networks on the global level. But Zuckerberg is also philanthropically active – he and his wife Priscilla Chan are active in a fight against Ebola and they have also committed $75 million for a new trauma center at San Francisco General Hospital.

Larry Page

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Larry Page  is an American computer scientist and internet entrepreneur who co-founded Google Inc. with Sergey Brin, and is the corporation's current CEO. He is the inventor of Google's most well-known search ranking algorithm called PageRank and his work has been recognized by the National Academy of Engineering whose member he became back in 2004. In that same year he was also awarded with The Marconi Award, an annual award recognizing advancements in communications. Larry Page is also a big advocate of clean energy usage. That is why his network of houses in Palo Alto uses fuel cells, geothermal energy and rainwater capture. Just like Mark Zuckerberg he is also a humanitarian who joined the fight against Ebola with a donation of $15 million. This was not hard to do for Larry whose wealth is estimated to around $30 billion. 

Since technology market is always changing and some new companies constantly keep showing up, it is alright to expect changes on this list in the future too, but at present these guys are the absolute top 5 when it comes to wealth in tech business. 

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