Forbes has released its annual list of the wealthiest people in the world.
Somewhat unsurprisingly, many of the people appearing on Forbes' list made their fortunes by pursuing careers in tech.
Thanks in part to the tech boom, the state of California now has 131 people with a net worth of at least $1 billion.
We've rounded up the 15 wealthiest people in tech, but you can see the rest of the list at Forbes.
1. Bill Gates
(Cofounder of Microsoft and the richest person in the world)
Global rank: 1
Net worth: $79.2 billion
Age: 59
Source: Microsoft
2. Larry Ellison
(Cofounder and former CEO of Oracle)
Global rank: 5
Net worth: $54.3 billion
Age: 70
Source: Oracle
3. Jeff Bezos
(Founder and CEO of Amazon)
Global rank: 15
Net worth: $34.8 billion
Age: 51
Source: Amazon
4. Mark Zuckerberg
(Founder and CEO of Facebook)
Global rank: 16
Net worth: $33.4 billion
Age: 30
Source: Facebook
5. Larry Page
(Cofounder and CEO of Google)
Global rank: 19
Net worth: $29.7 billion
Age: 41
Source: Google
6. Sergey Brin
(Cofounder and director of special projects at Google)
Global rank: 20
Net worth: $29.2 billion
Age: 41
Source: Google
7. Jack Ma
(Founder and chairman of Alibaba)
Global rank: 33
Net worth: $22.7 billion
Age: 50
Source: e-commerce
8. Steve Ballmer
(Former CEO of Microsoft)
Global rank: 35
Net worth: $21.5 billion
Age: 58
Source: Microsoft
9. Laurene Powell Jobs
(Founder and chair of the Emerson Collective and widow of the late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs).
Global rank: 45
Net worth: $19.5 billion
Age: 51
Source: Apple, Disney
10. Michael Dell
(Chairman and CEO of Dell)
Global rank: 47
Net worth: $19.2 billion
Age: 50
Source: Dell
11. Azim Premji
(Chairman of Wipro Limited)
Global rank: 48
Net worth: $19.1 billion
Age: 69
Source: software
12. Paul Allen
(Cofounder of Microsoft)
Global rank: 51
Net worth: $17.5 billion
Age: 62
Source: Microsoft
13. Ma Huateng
(Chairman and CEO of Tencent)
Global rank: 56
Net worth: $16.1 billion
Age: 43
Source: internet media
14. Robin Li
(Founder and CEO of Baidu)
Global rank: 62
Net worth: $15.3 billion
Age: 46
Source: internet search
15. Shiv Nadar
(Cofounder of the HCL Group)
Global rank: 66
Net worth: $14.8 billion
Age: 69
Source of wealth: information technology
Source of wealth: information technology
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