Top 10 richest tech billionaires in the world

Microsoft's founder Bill Gates remains the richest tech billionaire in the world, with personal net worth reaching $84.5 billion, followed by Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos, and Facebook's founder Mark Zuckerberg, according to Forbes magazine's latest ranking of world's 100 richest tech billionaires.

Chinese business tycoon Jack Ma (Alibaba's founder) and Pony Ma (Tencent's founder) took the seventh and eighth spot on the list, respectively. Currently, the two men are competing for the title of the richest man in China.

The combined wealth of the top 100 has surpassed $1 trillion for the first time, said the magazine.

Among the 100 tech billionaires, 20 are from China. Here are the 10 richest tech billionaires in the world:

**No 10 Michael Dell **

Net worth: $22.4 billion

No 9 Steve Ballmer

Net worth: $32.9 billion

Steve Ballmer, owner of the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers, and the former Microsoft CEO, watches a game against the Miami Heat at AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami, Nov 20, 2014.

No 8 Pony Ma , founder of Tencent

Net worth: $36.6 billion

No 7 Jack Ma , founder of Alibaba

Net worth: $37.4 billion

No 6 Sergey Brin , president of Alphabet

Net worth: $42.7 billion

No 5 Larry Page , CEO of Alphabet

Net worth: $43.9 billion

No 4 Larry Ellison , chairman of Oracle

Net worth: $59.3 billion

No 3 Mark Zuckerberg , founder of Facebook

Net worth: $69.6 billion

No 2 Jeff Bezos , founder of Amazon

Net worth: $81.7 billion

No 1 Bill Gates , founder of Microsoft

Net worth: $84.5 billion

(CHINA DAILY)