183 tech billionaires own $1 trillion of the world's wealth
There are 183 tech billionaires with a combined net worth of $1 trillion, according to Forbes 2017 World's Billionaires List. Further, three of the world's five richest people earned their fortunes from technology firms, and 59% of the world's tech billionaires got richer over the past year. Notably, the richest person with a tech fortune is Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates.