His immense wealth has fluctuated over time, but considering he has topped the annual ranking 18 times in the last 23 years, Gates has more than earned this title.
Forbes states that the richest tech person alive is far and away Amazon founder and executive chairman Jeff Bezos, whose $171 billion net worth simply can’t be touched by anyone else in his league.
According to Forbes, there are currently 332 billionaires who have earned their wealth from the tech industry. Surprisingly, this number is down from 365 in 2021.
With so much talk about crypto and the amount of money it can make for the right investor, it might be shocking to learn that only 19 people have made over a billion from crypto.