The World's 10 Richest People in the Tech Industry: Amazon's Boss Takes the Crown

Based on data from *Forbes Real Time Billionaires*, Amazon's major shareholder, Jeff Bezos, was the world's richest person in the technology industry as of September 22, 2023.

His wealth was estimated at US$153.5 billion during that period. This also makes him the third richest person in the world overall.

Below Jeff Bezos, Larry Ellison ranked second as the richest person in the technology industry. The founder of the Oracle Corporation software company has a total net worth of US$139.9 billion.

Larry Page is ranked third with a net worth of US$109.9 billion. He is one of the founders of Google and holds a significant position at Alphabet Inc.

Meanwhile, Microsoft founder Bill Gates is ranked fourth with a total net worth of US$109.4 billion as of September 22, 2023.

According to *Forbes*, Bill Gates resigned from Microsoft's board in March 2020 and currently owns approximately 1.3% of the company's shares.

Bill Gates is also known to have invested in several companies, including Republic Services and Deere & Co, and is one of the largest landowners in the United States.

Here is a list of the top 10 richest people in the technology industry as of September 22, 2023:

1. Jeff Bezos: US$152.1 billion
2. Larry Ellison: US$139.9 billion
3. Larry Page: US$109.9 billion
4. Bill Gates: US$109.4 billion
5. Sergey Brin: US$105.6 billion
6. Mark Zuckerberg: US$105 billion
7. Steve Ballmer: US$98 billion
8. Michael Dell: US$70.2 billion
9. Zhang Yiming: US$39.1 billion
10. Jensen Huang: US$36.7 billion

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