Billions come from the web and technological innovation: here are the 10 richest tech entrepreneurs on the planet in 2025, according to Forbes.
The Richest Tech Billionaires in the World: Without further ado, it’s now clear that the technology sector is among the most profitable in the world.
After all, just look at the ranking of the richest people in the world to see that many of the big names in the tech sector are at the top of this special list.
According to Forbes, in 2024 there were 2,781 billionaires in the world. Of these, 342 amassed their fortunes in the technology sector, including technology, software, internet, hardware, and AI.
In essence, approximately 12% of Forbes billionaires built their fortunes thanks to technology, with seven tech entrepreneurs in the top 10 richest in the world.
Technology thus surpasses every other sector in total value: the 342 tech billionaires manage a combined wealth of approximately $2.6 trillion, more than any other industry.
Let’s take a detailed look at the ranking of the world’s 10 tech billionaires according to their net worth estimates by Forbes.
1. Larry Ellison: $287.8 billion
In 1977, with an investment of $2,000, Larry Ellison decided to found his own company, which over the years took the name Oracle—of which he owns approximately 40%—and which is now a software production giant. In 2020, he permanently moved to the Hawaiian island of Lanai, where he had purchased almost all of its property in 2012 for $300 million.
2. Mark Zuckerberg: $246.2 billion
Mark Zuckerberg renamed his company Meta in 2021 to stake everything on the metaverse. Meanwhile, he continues to earn billions thanks to Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, thus dominating the social media and messaging space.
3. Jeff Bezos $241.2 billion
Raise your hand, perhaps excluding those who are a little older, those who have never made a purchase on Amazon. Imagine the results of this sort of survey, and it will immediately become clear why, despite his recent million-dollar divorce, he is at the top of this special ranking.
4. Larry Page: $156.8 billion
Larry Page served for years and in two different stints as CEO of Google—the giant he founded with Sergey Brin—before moving on to lead Alphabet, the parent company of the world’s most famous search engine.
5. Sergey Brin: $149.7 billion
Co-founder of Google with Larry Page, Sergey Brin is one of the most brilliant and creative minds of our time. He is credited with developing the Google Car, Google Glass, and Project Loon, Google’s hot air balloons that allow people to connect to the internet even in the most remote and deserted areas of the planet.
6. Jensen Huang: $148.7 billion
Jensen Huang co-founded graphics chipmaker Nvidia in 1993 and has served as its CEO and chairman ever since. He owns approximately 3% of Nvidia—which went public in 1999—which, thanks to him, has acquired a dominant role, first in the video game industry and now in artificial intelligence.
7. Steve Ballmer: $142.5 billion
Steve Ballmer previously served as Microsoft’s CEO from 2008 to 2014. He has recently become famous in the sports world, having owned the Los Angeles Clippers since 2014, an NBA franchise he purchased for $2 billion and is now worth more than double.
8. Michael Dell: $127.2 billion
Michael Dell is the man who helped spark the personal computer revolution in the 1980s with the creation of Dell Inc., increasing his wealth despite his company’s market share declining in recent years due to competition.
9. Bill Gates: $117.3 billion
The Microsoft founder remains in the top 10 of the world’s richest tech giants. A significant portion of this money is invested in the clean energy sector. Together with Zuckerberg and other tycoons, Gates created the "Mission Innovation" program, founded to raise and distribute funding for the development of new sustainable technologies.
10. Zhang Yiming: $65.5 billion
Zhang Yiming is the main co-founder of the Chinese tech giant ByteDance, best known for its wildly popular TikTok app, which has over 1 billion users worldwide. The company has recently expanded its business into e-commerce, education, gaming, and news.
Original article published on Money.it Italy. Original title: I miliardari Tech più ricchi al mondo. Classifica 2025
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