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Facebook IPO to catapult Zuckerberg up the ranks of tech billionaires Here’s a look at the tech moguls who made Forbes magazines’s list of the world’s billionaires in 2011. Eleven of the top 100 wealthiest people on earth come from the tech industry. Some are familiar names; others you probably haven’t heard of.
Bill Gates
Forbes estimates the philanthropist and former Microsoft chairman's net worth is $56 billion, making him the second-richest person in the world. He ranks first among those whose fortune comes from the tech industry.
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Larry Ellison
Forbes estimates the Oracle chief executive's net worth is $39.5 billion. That makes him the world’s fifth-richest person.
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Sergey Brin and Larry Page
Forbes estimates that the Google co-founders are each worth about $19.8 billion. That means they are tied for the 24th spot on the billionaires list.
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Jeff Bezos
Forbes estimates the chairman and chief executive of Amazon has a net worth of $18.1 billion. That figure makes him the 30th richest person on the list.
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Azim Premji
The Indian software executive's net worth is an estimated $16.8 billion, according to Forbes. He is ranked 36th on the billionaires list.
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Michael Dell
Forbes estimates that the chairman and founder of Dell is worth $14.6 billion. That makes him the 44th wealthiest person in the world.
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Steve Ballmer
The Microsoft chief executive's net worth is an estimated $14.5 billion, according to Forbes. He is the 46th richest person on the list.
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Mark Zuckerberg
Forbes estimates the founder and chief executive of Facebook has a net worth of $13.5 billion. That makes him the world's 52nd richest person.
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Paul Allen
The Microsoft co-founder is worth an estimated $13 billion, according to Forbes. He is ranked 57th on the Forbes list.
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Robin Li
The chief executive of Baidu is worth an estimated $9.4 billion, according to Forbes. That makes him the world's 94th richest person.
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Steve Jobs
Though the former Apple chief executive died in October, he was included on the most recent installment of the Forbes rankings, which were published last March. Jobs's net worth was estimated at $8.3 billion, a figure that ranked him 110th richest.
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Eric Schmidt
Forbes estimates the executive chairman of Google has a net worth of $7 billion. He ties for the 136th position on the list.
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Hasso Plattner
The co-founder of German software company SAP is worth an estimated $6.9 billion, according to Forbes. That puts him in the 141st position on the list.
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Jim Goodnight
The CEO of SAS, left, has an estimated net worth of $6.9 billion, according to Forbes. This means he ties with Plattner for the 141st richest person.
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Cher Wang
The founder and chairman of HTC-VIA has an estimated net worth of $6.8 billion, according to Forbes. That makes her the world's 143rd richest person.
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Terry Gou
An executive at electronics contractor Hon Hai Precision, Gou's net worth is estimated at $5.7 billion by Forbes. He is ranked 179th on the list.
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Gordon Moore
The Intel co-founder's estimated net worth is $4 billion, according to Forbes. That puts him in the 268th slot on Forbes's list.
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Ross Perot
The chairman emeritus of Perot Systems is worth about $3.4 billion, according to Forbes. He ties with 12 others for the 323rd position in the rankings.
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John Doerr
The venture capitalist has a net worth of $2.3 billion, according to Forbes. He is ranked 540th on the billionaires list.
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Mike Lazaridis
The co-founder of BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) has an estimated net worth of $1.9 billion, according to Forbes. He is ranked 651st on the list.
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Jim Balsillie
Another executive at Research In Motion, Balsillie has an estimated net worth of $1.8 billion, according to Forbes. He is ranked 692nd on the list.
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Vinod Khosla
Forbes estimates the venture capitalist's net worth is $1.3 billion. He is ranked 879th on the list.
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Thomas Siebel
The software executive is worth about $1.8 billion, according to Forbes. That puts him in the 736th position on the list.
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Sean Parker
Forbes estimates the Napster co-founder is worth $2.1 billion. He is ranked 782nd on the list.
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David Duffield
The founder of PeopleSoft is worth an estimated $1.3 billion, according to Forbes. He is ranked 938th on the list.
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Steve Case
Forbes estimates the AOL founder and venture capitalist is worth $1.3 billion. He is tied for the 938th position on the list.
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Meg Whitman
The former eBay executive and current leader of Hewlett-Packard is worth an estimated $1.3 billion, according to Forbes. She is tied with Case, Duffield and others for the 938th position on the list.
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Jerry Yang and David Filo
The Yahoo co-founders are each worth an estimated $1.1 billion, according to Forbes. They are tied for the list's 939th ranking.
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