1. Bill Gates

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William Henry "Bill" Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American business magnate, investor, author, one the most richest in tech and philanthropist. In 1975, Gates and Paul Allen co-founded Microsoft, which became the world's largest PC software company. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of chairman, CEO and chief software architect, and was the largest individual shareholder until May 2014. Gates has authored and co-authored several books.

Quick Facts
Born- William Henry Gates III. October 28, 1955 (age 61). Seattle, Washington, U.S.

Residence- Medina, Washington, U.S.

Years active- 1975–present

Net worth- US$86.9 billion (March 2017)

2. Jeff Bezos

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Jeff Bezos born Jeffrey Preston Jorgensen; January 12, 1964) is an American engineer, technology and retail entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist who is best known as the founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Amazon.com, which is the world's largest online shopping retailer. The company began as an Internet merchant of books and expanded to a wide variety of products and services, most recently video streaming and audio streaming. Amazon.com is currently the world's largest Internet sales company on the World Wide Web.

Quick Facts
Born- Jeffrey Preston Jorgensen
January 12, 1964 (age 53)
Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.

Residence- Seattle, Washington, U.S.

Occupation- Technology and retail entrepreneur and investor Known for Founding and leading Amazon.com and Blue Origin Managing Bezos Expeditions

Net worth- US$78.4 billion (March 2017)

3. Mark Zuckerberg

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Mark Elliot Zuckerberg, born May 14, 1984) is an American computer programmer and Internet entrepreneur. He is the chairman, chief executive officer, and co-founder of Facebook. His net worth is estimated to be US$58.6 billion as of March 2017, ranking him the fifth richest person in the world.

Quick Facts
Born- Mark Elliot Zuckerberg. May 14, 1984 (age 32)
White Plains, New York, U.S.

Residence- Palo Alto, California, U.S.

Occupation- Computer programmer, Internet entrepreneur

Years active 2004–present

Known for- Co-founder of Facebook

Net worth- US$59.4 billion (April 2017)[3]

Title- Chairman and CEO of Facebook

4. Larry Ellison

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Lawrence Joseph "Larry" Ellison (born August 17, 1944) is an American businessman, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who is co-founder of Oracle Corporation and was CEO from its founding until September 2014. He is the executive chairman and chief technology officer of Oracle. As of February 2017, he was listed by Forbes magazine as the fifth-wealthiest person in America and as the seventh-wealthiest in the world, with a fortune of $55 billion.

Quick Facts
Born- August 17, 1944 (age 72)
Manhattan, New York, U.S.

Occupation- Executive Chairman and CTO of Oracle Corporation[1]

Years active- 1966–present

Known for- Co-founder and former CEO of Oracle Corporation

Net worth- US$55 billion (March 2017)

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5. Larry Page

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Lawrence "Larry" Edward Page (born March 26, 1973) is an American computer scientist and Internet entrepreneur who co-founded Google with Sergey Brin.
Page is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Google's parent company, Alphabet Inc. After stepping aside as Google CEO in August 2001 in favour of Eric Schmidt, he re-assumed the role in April 2011. He announced his intention to step aside a second time in July 2015 to become CEO of Alphabet, under which Google's assets would be reorganized. Under Page, Alphabet is seeking to deliver major advancements in a variety of industries

Quick Facts
Born- Lawrence Edward Page. March 26, 1973 (age 44)
East Lansing, Michigan, U.S.

Residence- Palo Alto, California, U.S.[1][2]

Occupation- Computer scientist, Internet entrepreneur

Known for- Co-founder of Google Inc., CEO of Alphabet Inc, PageRank

Net worth- US$49.3 billion (January 2017)[3]

Title- CEO of Alphabet Inc

6. Sergey Brin

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Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin is an American computer scientist, internet entrepreneur, and philanthropist. Together with Larry Page, he co-founded Google. Brin is the President of Google's parent company Alphabet Inc. In October 2016 (the most recent period for which figures are available), Brin was the 12th richest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$39.2 billion.

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Born- Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin, Серге́й Миха́йлович Брин.
August 21, 1973 (age 43)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union[1]

Residence- Los Altos, California, U.S.

Occupation- Computer scientist, Internet entrepreneur

Known for- Co-founder of Google
Director of Google X

Net worth- US$38.4 billion (January 2017)[3]

Title- President of Alphabet Inc
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7. Steve Ballmer

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Steven Anthony "Steve" Ballmer (born March 24, 1956) is the former chief executive officer of Microsoft from January 2000 to February 2014, and is the current owner of the Los Angeles Clippers. As of August 10, 2016, his personal wealth is estimated at US$28.1 billion, ranking him the 22nd richest person in the world. It was announced on August 23, 2013, that he would step down as Microsoft's CEO within 12 months. On February 4, 2014, Ballmer retired as CEO and was succeeded by Satya Nadella; Ballmer resigned from the Board of Directors on August 19, 2014 to prepare for teaching a new class and for the start of the NBA season.

Quick Facts
Born- Steven Anthony Ballmer, March 24, 1956 (age 61)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

Residence- Hunts Point, Washington U.S.

Alma mater- Harvard University (BA)
Stanford University (dropped out)

Net worth- US$28.1 billion (December 2016)

8. Jack Ma

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Ma Yun (Chinese: 马云, [mà y̌n]; born September 10, 1964), known professionally as Jack Ma, is a Chinese business magnate who is the founder and executive chairman of Alibaba Group, a family of successful Internet-based businesses. He is the first mainland Chinese entrepreneur to appear on the cover of Forbes.

Quick Facts
Born- 10 September 1964 (age 52)
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Residence- Hangzhou

Alma mater- Hangzhou Normal University, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB)

Occupation- Founder and Executive Chairman of Alibaba Group

Net worth- US$28.3 billion


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9. Ma Huateng

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Ma Huateng (Chinese: 马化腾; pinyin: Mǎ Huàténg, born October 29, 1971), also known as Pony Ma, is a Chinese internet entrepreneur. He is the founder, president, chief executive officer and executive board member of Tencent Inc., one of the largest Internet companies in China. The company controls China’s biggest mobile instant messaging service and its subsidiaries provide media, entertainment, internet and mobile phone value-added services.

Quick Facts
Born- October 29, 1971 (age 45)
Chaoyang District, Shantou, Shantou, Guangdong, China

Residence- Shenzhen, Guangdong

Nationality- Chinese

Alma mater- Shenzhen University

Occupation- Chairman of Tencent

Net worth- US$23.9 billion (November 2016)

10. Michael Dell

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Michael Saul Dell (born February 23, 1965) is an American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and author. He is the founder and CEO of Dell Technologies, one of the world’s leading providers of information technology infrastructure solutions. He is ranked as the 37th richest person in the world by Forbes, with a net worth of US$20.8 billion as of February 2017.

Quick Facts
Born Michael Saul Dell, February 23, 1965 (age 52)
Houston, Texas, U.S.

Residence- Austin, Texas, U.S.

Nationality- American

Alma mater- University of Texas at Austin

Occupation- Founder, Chairman and CEO of Dell Technologies

Net worth- US$20.8 billion (February 2017).

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Where is Dangote

One thing I love about these guys is that they became billionaires at young age not like other professions where you'll grow grey hair before making it big.

femi4:
Where is Dangote

is dangote a tech mogul. He's into cement, flour, noodles, salt sugar, spaghetti, rice and recently oil.

femi4:
Where is Dangote

u should have asked where's seun?

lofty900:
is dangote a tech mogul. He's into cement, flour, noodles, salt sugar, spaghetti, rice and recently oil.

So no tech is involve in processing and manufacturing

femi4:
So no tech is involve in processing and manufacturing

nope, it's better to include adenuga's name because glo is a tech company

femi4:
Where is Dangote

Is Dangote into technology?

daamazing:
Is Dangote into technology?

food tech

lofty900:
nope, it's better to include adenuga's name because glo is a tech company

we talking about richest in the world as a whole. Go to TechRedirector.com you'll find an article there talking about glo and their net worth

femi4:
food tech

To whom brain is given, sense is expected.

femi4:
food tech

no be only food tech nah food science

Edenoscar:

no be only food tech nah food science

or food engineering.. Lol