Jeff Bezos still tops Forbes’ richest ranking – which other tech billionaires made the list?

Mar 27 , 2019

(From left) Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Jack Ma, Larry Page and Ma Huateng are all among the world’s richest technology billionaires, according to the new ‘Forbes’ Billionaires List. Collage: Chow Kwok-wang

Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest man, tops list compiled by ‘Forbes’, but a year of scandals for Zuckerberg social media company has seen his ranking slide

Forbes has released its latest World’s Billionaires List. As ever, technology moguls loom large, with familiar faces laced throughout Forbes’ ranking.

For some, it was another very good year in the elite club. But the personal wealth of others took a battering, not least Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who fell down the rankings after a disastrous year for his social network.

Check out the world’s 13 richest tech billionaires, ranked in ascending order.

13. Masayoshi Son. Net worth: US$21.6 billion

Masayoshi Son is the CEO and founder of the Japanese megafund Softbank, which has pumped money into high-profile technology companies such as Uber and WeWork.

This year Softbank took a hit following last October’s murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, because of its links to Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

12. Elon Musk. Net worth: US$22.3 billion

The past 12 months were a wild year for Elon Musk the Tesla CEO, as a result of numerous scandals and Tesla's stock zooming up and down in tune with his erratic behaviour.