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Forbes released its 2016 annual list of the 100 richest tech billionaires in the world on August 10.
A total of 19 tech tycoons from the Chinese mainland, three from Hong Kong and two from Taiwan are on the list. Two Chinese entrepreneurs even made their way to the top 10. Let us take a look.
No 10 Michael Dell
Net Worth: $20 billion
Source of wealth:Dell
Michael Dell, founder, chairman & CEO of Dell Inc addresses the Detroit Economic Club meeting held at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan, on Nov 17 2015. Photo: IC
No 9 Pony Ma (Ma Huateng)
Net Worth: $22 billion
Source of wealth: Tencent
Tencent Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Pony Ma attends a news conference announcing the company's results in Hong Kong March 18, 2015. Photo: Agencies
No 8 Jack Ma (Ma Yun)
Net Worth: $25.8 billion
Source of wealth: Alibaba
Jack Ma delivers a speech at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on June 16, 2016. Photo: China Daily
No 7 Steve Ballmer
Net Worth: $27.7 billion
Source of wealth: Microsoft
Microsoft chief executive officer Steve Ballmer addresses the media after sealing his company's acquisition of Nokia's mobile phone business, at a press conference in Dipoli congress center in Espoo, Finland Sept 3 2013. Photo: IC
No 6 Sergey Brin
Net Worth: $38.2 billion
Source of wealth: Google
Google co-founder Sergey Brin speaks during a press conference after finishing the third match of the Google DeepMind Challenge Match between South Korean professional Go player Lee Sedol and Google's artificial intelligence program, AlphaGo, in Seoul, South Korea, March 12, 2016.Photo: IC
No 5 Larry Page
Net Worth: $39 billion
Source of wealth: Google
Alphabet CEO Larry Page speaks at the Fortune Global Forum in San Francisco, Nov 2, 2015.Photo: IC
No 4 Larry Ellison
Net Worth: $51.7 billion
Source of wealth: Oracle
Oracle's Executive Chairman and Chief Technology Officer Larry Ellison gives the keynote address at Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco, California, in this file photo taken September 30, 2014. Photo: Agencies
No 3 Mark Zuckerberg
Net Worth: $54 billion
Source of wealth: Facebook
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks on stage during the Facebook F8 conference in San Francisco, California April 12, 2016. Photo: Agencies
No 2 Jeff Bezos
Net Worth: $66.2 billion
Source of wealth: Amazon
Owner of the Washington Post and founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, delivers remarks at an event celebrating the new location of the Washington Post in Washington DC, USA, Jan 28 2016. Photo: IC
No 1 Bill Gates
Net worth: $78 billion
Source of wealth: Microsoft
Philanthropist and co-founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, leaves after a meeting with France's President Francois Hollande at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Monday, June 27, 2016. Photo: IC
(CHINA DAILY)