The coronavirus crisis and the plummeting of the shares of large technology companies, may make you think that the richest managers in technology have also declined, Nothing could be further from the truth.
Eight of the twenty richest people in the world are tech tycoons, counting one less compared to 2020. Although in the new list of , there are a total of 365 technology billionaires, compared to 241 last year. It seems that technology is still going strong on its way to success, don’t you think?
But let’s go with the succulent of the question:
The richest managers in the digital sector
1.Jeff Bezos
With a fortune of 169,850 million euros, repeats in first place for another year with an increase of 65,000 million. It seems difficult to unseat the founder of , but we are not surprised. He also owns Blue Origin and the Washington Post, if running Amazon wasn’t enough. Jeff founded Amazon in the mid-’90s, in a Seattle garage, with an initial name of cadabra.com. As simple as a project without a budget, it has ended up becoming the leading chain in online sales.
But what has been the secret of its success? The personalization of the business and attention to the user, the study of the competition, or the reduced workforce are what has left around the effective management of online commerce. Also innovative ideas around the distribution and shipping of your products
2.Bill Gates
With a fortune of 121,970 million euros, Gates has increased his fortune by 30 billion since 2020. He and Jeff have been arguing for the top spot for years. This year the second has fallen to Bill. The “guru” of technology, as many call him, launched into this world when he was only 19 years old. He said goodbye to college at Harvard to co-found with his friend Paul Allen in 1975. After that came IBM, Microsoft Word, Excel and Windows. Unstoppable.
As a result of its success, it appeared on the cover of the magazine Time numerous times, and in 1999 he published his book «Business, the speed of thought». In it, and from the Internet, such as the implementation of private websites, electronic payment or finding employment online, which today are tangible realities.
3.Larry Page
He has a fortune of 108,910 million euros, with which it far exceeds 47,000 million in 2020. It is impossible that it does not sound familiar to you, but we refresh your memory: companion and friend of Sergey Briin with whom he had the magical idea of retrieving information from a large set of data in a single search engine. Now yes? and it would revolutionize the world as we know it.
4.Mark Zuckerberg
He has a fortune of 106,090 million euros, rising widely from 50,500 million last year. His ascent on the Olympus of billionaire tech gods is unstoppable. From his student years at Harvard, when he created Facemash, we are left today with Facebook (well, now Meta). But, in addition, add it, Instagram, WhatsApp… what will be next?
5. Larry Ellison
He has a fortune of 105,560 million euros, approximately 50,000 million more than in 2020. He is the president and founder of Oracle and computer training. He founded Oracle in 1977 as a database management tool and years later, he also got Netsuite. Good move Larry…
6. Sergey Brin
He has a fortune of 104,950 million euros, which has increased by almost 60,000 million compared to 2020. He has lagged a little further behind than his partner Larry, but he is not bad at all. He recently stepped down as chairman of Google’s parent company, but remains a controlling shareholder on the board.
7. Steve Ballmer
With a fortune of 93,310 million euros, Balmer has increased his fortune by more than 40,000 million, but has dropped in the ranking, thus going from 5th to 7th place. He is now the former CEO of Microsoft, but the best thing is that you know his new dedication: he is the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers team. What a career change! They have recently partnered with the LA Kings, LA Lakers and the Staples Center to provide financial support to event employees affected by the suspension of sporting events at the arena.
8. Zhang Yiming
With a fortune of 52.38 billion euros, this businessman is a new addition to the top 10 richest managers in the digital world. The name of Zhang Yiming may still not sound as much, as the previous ones that we have commented on, but surely you have heard of his company. With which he has not only positioned himself as one of the richest people in the world, but has also managed to become the social network of the moment, and a starting point for internet trends.
9. Mackenzie Bezos
He has a fortune of 49,470 million euros, a considerable increase from 33,000 last year. The last name sounds familiar, doesn’t it? After 25 years of marriage, the alliance came to an end with 4 children behind them and a few million dollars along the way. After the divorce, Mackenzie has slipped into the list of billionaires thanks in part to this: he obtained a quarter of her stake in Amazon. Bingo!
10. Ma Huateng
With a fortune of 39,860 million euros, he has presented an increase from 35,000 million last year. Ma Huateng is chairman of Tencent Holdings, one of China’s largest companies by market capitalization and whose social chat app, currently has more than a billion users, and includes the online payment tool Pay.
11. Jack Ma
With a fortune of 32,100 million euros, he has presented a drop in his fortune compared to the previous year. Founder of , the largest eCommerce group in the world with a special presence in China.
The story of its rise and consolidation as one of the eCommerce gurus It dates back to 1999. He was an English teacher who he founded together with a venture capitalist and 17 friends. In its beginnings, the platform was focused on the B2B sector; but little by little it positioned itself as one of the most powerful eCommerce companies worldwide, which in 2014 went public and consolidated its worldwide fame. In September of last year, he retired as president of the shopping giant because, according to him, he wanted to get more involved in philanthropy.
12. Sam Bankman-Fried
With a fortune of 23,370 million euros, Bankman is also one of the richest people in the cryptocurrency ecosystem. This 29-year-old is the founder and CEO of FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange platform that has more than 2 million users generating around 1 million daily trades. Despite this growth, Bankman is skeptical of cryptocurrencies, using this business as a means to boost his donations, as he has shown he has altruistic leanings.
13. Colin Zheng Huang
With a fortune of 18,000 million euros. He is the former CEO of pindoduo, one of the main eCommerce platforms in China, recognized mostly for its group purchase offers and promotions. Ranked sixth on the list of the richest people in China, his fortune has been growing since 2018, reaching its peak in April 2021 with an estimated €48.77 billion. But, by the end of this year it had a drop to 18,000 million.
14. Pierre Omidyar
With a fortune of 15,800 million euros. The name of this American businessman may not sound familiar to you at first, but surely you have heard of his companies: eBay Y PayPal. In 1995 Omidyar founded eBay, which over the years has become one of the leading eCommerce platforms in the United States and the world. Likewise, in 2002 he acquired PayPal, one of the most widely used digital payment platforms in the world, thanks to which he has become one of the richest men in the world.
15. Xing Wang
With a fortune of 15,610 million euros. This Chinese businessman is the founder and CEO of meituan, an Asian platform focused on the commercialization of local products. In addition, it offers retail services that include categories such as entertainment, travel, logistics, delivery, food, among others.
16. Zhang Zhidong
With a fortune of 13,800 million euros. Also know as Tony Zhangthis Chinese entrepreneur was a co-founder and former chief technology officer for Tencent. In addition, it is the second largest shareholder of the company, which has within its portfolio recognized products such as: wechat Y riot Gamesthe developer of League of Legends, one of the most important games in the eSports ecosystem.
17. Richard Qiangdong Liu
With a fortune of 13,400 million euros. The panorama of eCommerce in China has been very broad and fruitful in recent years, giving rise to many of its directors being placed on this list. This is the case of Qiangdong Liu, who is the director of jd.comanother of the largest eCommerce platforms in China.
18. Brian Chesky
With a fortune of 11,600 million euros. Chesky is one of the co-founders of airbnb, the community economy that provides accommodation services in more than 191 countries. With an estimated 200+ million people hosted throughout its history, Airbnb has revolutionized the lodging industry from a digital standpoint.
19. Tatyana Bakalchuk
With a fortune of 11,300 million euros. This Russian entrepreneur of Korean descent is the CEO and founder of Wildberries, the largest online retail platform in Russia. Being an English teacher she started her own business in Moscow, from her apartment while she was on maternity leave. Now, 17 years later, she is one of the richest women in the world with an eCommerce platform that markets more than 31,000 brands.
20. Tobi Lutke
With a fortune of 10,400 million euros. Tobi Lutke is the co-founder and CEO of Shopify, a Canadian eCommerce platform. This offers merchants a means to build their online stores through their own CMS. From this beginning the company has not stopped growing since its foundation in 2004, until becoming one of the main eCommerce software on the market, along with WooCommerce and Prestashop.
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