IT Billionaires In The World

IT Billionaires In The World:- Information Technology and software company deals in various primary products that are a type of software, software technology, distribution, and software product development and claims as to the software industry. Information Technology and Software Companies are the fastest growing sector in the World. Below is the list of the top 10 IT Billionaires in the world based on the report presented by Forbes 2021.

The world is a leading Hub of the IT sector and computer science, where technological innovations reshape the world. Hence, there is a huge demand for skilled and specialist IT professionals all around the world. InfoTech and Software Companies provided name, Fame, and wealth to most IT professionals and their owners worldwide. Today, we will discuss some top Tech-Billionaires of the IT sector in the World based on their annual Revenue.

No.1- Jeff Bezos (Amazon)

Jeffrey Preston Bezos is at first on the list of top 10 IT billionaires in the world. Jeff Bezos is an American Bussiness Tycoon, the founder and executive chairman of Amazon. According to Forbes and Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index, he is the richest person in the world with a net worth of more than $200 billion. He was born on 12 January 1964, in New Mexico city of U.S. He completed his graduations in CS from the Princeton University in the year 1986. Jeff Bezos decided to open an online bookstore and later he named the company Amazon after the Amazon river in South Africa. He is also one of the great philanthropists in the World.

Net worth: US$ 200 billion
Subsidiaries & Services: IT Services, Web Services (AWS), Audible, Diapers.com, Goodreads, IMDb, Kiva Systems (now Amazon Robotics), Shopbop, TeachStreet, Twitch, and Zappos.

No.2- Bill Gates (Microsoft Corporation)

William Henry Gates or Bill Gates is an American business magnate, entrepreneur, great investor, software developer, and philanthropist. Bill Gates was born on 28 October 1955 in Seattle, Washington, U.S. He is well known for the revolution in the market of microcomputers in the 1970s. Microsoft Corporation was founded by Bill Gates and his childhood friend Paul Allen in 1975 and now it is the world’s largest Software and PC company. From 1995 to 2017, Bill Gates is considered the richest and wealthiest person in the world but later surpasses by the Jeff Bezos of Amazon in October 2017. In January 2006, the President of Portugal honored him with the Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry.

Net Worth: US$ 144 billion
Subsidiaries & Services: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Branded Entertainment Network, Cascade Investment, TerraPower, Berkshire Hathaway

No.3- Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook)

Mark Elliot Zuckerberg is an American Young Tech-billionaire, internet influencer, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and one of the most influential people in the world. He was born on 14 May 1984 in White Plains, New York, U.S. He is the founder of Facebook Inc. and served as chief executive officer of Facebook (social networking site). He is also co-founder of the solar sail spacecraft and owns many social networking apps/companies that includes Instagram, Whatsapp, Messenger, Oculus, etc. Forbes considered him in the list of top 10 most powerful people in the world.

Net Worth: US$ 114 billion
Subsidiaries & Services: Facebook Inc., Whatsapp, Instagram, Onavo, Redkix, Liverail, CTRL labs, and provides social networking services.

No.4- Larry Ellison (Oracle)

Lawrence Joseph Ellison is an American businessman and investor who was born on 17 August 1944 in New York City of United States. Larry Ellison is a co-founder and chief technology officer CTO of Oracle Corporation. He is considered the ninth-wealthiest person in the US and tenth wealthiest in the world according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. He also owns the 41st largest Island in the USA named Lanai, in the Hawaiian Islands. He completed his graduation from the University of Illinois, Urbana-champaign, and then he developed Oracle while working at Ampex. He was married four times but none of them was successful.

Net Worth: US$ 93.9 billion
Subsidiaries & Services: Taleo, Aconex, Textura Corporation, and deals in database services

No.5- Larry Page (Google)

Lawrence Edward Page or Larry Page is one of the popular American business tycoons, computer scientists, Internet entrepreneurs. Larry Page was popularly known as the co-founder of Alphabet Inc., Page Rank, and Google as well along with Sergey Brin. He was born on 26 March 1973 in Lansing, Michigan, the U.S., and completed his graduation from Stanford University. Larry Page was awarded the Communication Award from Prince Felipe in 2008 and honorary citizenship in Agrigento, Italy in August 2017. He was also elected as a member of the National Academy of Engineering for the creation of the Google search engine.

Net Worth: US$ 112.5 billion
Subsidiaries & Services: Youtube, Firebase, Google China, Fitbit, and various apps of Google.

No.6- Mukesh Ambani (Reliance Industries Limited)

In full Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani, Mukesh Ambani is the first Indian in the list of top 10 IT billionaires in the World. He was born on April 19, in the year 1957. He is an Indian business tycoon and the chairman and managing director of the Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries Limited (RIL). He is the richest person in Asia with a Net worth of US$ 87.4 billion in 2021. RIL or Reliance Industries limited deals in various products that include Petroleum, Natural Gas, Textiles, Television, Entertainment, Music, Financial Services, Software services, and much more.

Subsidiaries: JIO, Reliance Petroleum, Reliance Foundation, Reliance Retail stores, and Digital Stores, Alok Industries, Mumbai Indian (IPL team)
Net worth: US$ 87.4 billion

No.7- Ma Huateng (Tencent)

Ma Huateng is a Chinese billionaire and businessman who is also known as the Pony Ma. He was born on 29 October 1971 in Chaoyang, Shantou, China, and completed his graduations from Shenzhen University. He was the founder and CEO of Tencent which is one of the most valuable companies in Asia, and one of the largest Internet technology companies with the biggest investment. He was named as “the most powerful people in the world” by the CEOWORLD magazine.

Net Worth: US$ 59.5 billion
Subsidiaries & Services: WeChat, Riot Games, Epic Games, Supercell, Ubisoft

No.8- Azim Premji (Wipro)

Azim Premji is one of the popular and well-known names in the world of Billionaires. He is an Indian Business Tycoon, Engineer, and a Great Philanthropist. He is the founder and chairman of Wipro Limited, born on 24 July 1945. According to Forbes, he is known as the Czar of the IT industry and the third richest person in India, with a Net worth of US$ 33.1 billion in 2021. In 2013, he signed the giving pledge to give away half of his wealth and topped the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy list of 2020.

Net worth: US$ 33.1 billion
Services: IT Services, Consulting, Outsourcing, Personal care & Health care products, Managed Services

No.9- Arvind Krishna (IBM)

Arvind Krishna is an Indian-American Business Executive and an Infotech billionaire in India. He was born in the West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh in the year 1962 and serving as chairman and CEO of IBM since April 2020. He was graduated from IIT Kanpur and started his at IBM in 1990. He was promoted as Senior Vice President in 2015 and start managing IBM cloud, Cognitive Software, and IBM Research Division.

Net Worth: US$ 16.1 million (2021)
Industry: Computer Hardware & Software, Artificial Intelligence, IT Services, Cloud computing, Outsourcing, Consulting, Professional Services, Managed Services

No.10- NR Narayana Murthy (Infosys)

Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy is one of the Indian billionaire business Tycoons founders of Infosys and served as the former CEO, chairman, president, and chief mentor before his retirement. He was born in the Shidlaghatta district of Karnataka on 20 August, in the year 1946, and completed his master’s from IIT Kanpur. He started Infosys in 1981 and served as the CEO from 1981 to 2002 & the chairman from 2002 to 2011. In 2011, he became the chairman emeritus, and in June 2013, Murthy was appointed as the executive chairman for a period of five years. He was awarded Padma Vibhushan and Padma Shri by Govt. of India in 2008.

Net Worth: US$ 3.6 billion (2021)
Industry: IT Services, IT Consulting, Outsourcing, Consulting, Managed Services