Mark Zuckerberg
Wealth: $65.5 billion
The leader of this rating is a famous American programmer, an entrepreneur in the field of Internet technologies and a dollar billionaire. Mark Zuckerberg is one of the developers and creators of the Facebook global social network. He is the head of Facebook Inc. and owner of 24 percent of its shares. Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in the world. Since 2010, he is in the list of the most influential people in the world according to the Forbes magazine.
Huang Zheng
Wealth: $13.7 billion
Zheng Huang, the founder and CEO of Pinduoduo, took the second place in the list of the wealthiest young people. He became one of the billionaires in China after a successful IPO in July 2018. The company Pinduoduo, created less than three years ago, occupied the third place in terms of turnover among all marketplaces of China. About 200 million customers make purchases through the Internet platform, and more than 300 million users are registered on it. In the first quarter of 2018, Pinduoduo profits were estimated at $208 million.
Dustin Moskovitz
Wealth: $11.8 billion
This American entrepreneur, along with Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin and Chris Hughes, is one of the founders of the largest social networking site, Facebook. Dustin Moskovitz owns 7.6 percent of the company's shares. Previously, he was responsible for the technical component of the project. In 2008, Moskovitz left Facebook and together with Justin Rosenstein founded the Asana company specializing in software.
Eduardo Saverin
Wealth: $9 billion
A major entrepreneur of Brazilian descent is one of the co-founders of the Facebook social networking site. He owns a 5-percent stake in the company. Eduardo Saverin was the main investor and commercial director of the project. Subsequently, the businessman left the company. His share in the company's authorized capital was reduced from 34 percent to 0.03 percent. Saverin filed a lawsuit, and in January 2009, the court confirmed his right to own 5 percent of Facebook shares.
Scott Farquhar and Mike Cannon-Brookes
Wealth: $6.7 billion (both)
Both entrepreneurs met in Australia while studying at the university. Later they created a joint software company, Atlassian. The key products of Scott Farquhar and Mike Cannon-Brookes are the Jira error tracking system and the Confluence collaboration system. In 2017, Atlassian merged the developer of the project management service, Trello. As a result, Atlassian owners became billionaires.
Robert Pera
Wealth: $6.4 billion
The founder of Ubiquiti Networks, Robert Pera, considers his company promising and creative. The firm, specializing in the development and production of equipment for computer networks, is very successful in the global market. Thanks to an innovative approach to solving technological problems, Ubiquiti Networks specialists were able to reverse the existing understanding of wireless networks.
Zhang Bangxin
Wealth: $5.5 billion
The Chinese billionaire entrepreneur has two degrees. He studied at Sichuan and Beijing universities. In 2008, Zhang Bangxin founded TAL Education Group engaging in education and development. One of the key objectives of TAL is the integration of new technologies into the educational process.
Wang Tao
Wealth: $5.2 billion
This businessman from China is the creator of the SZ DJI Technology Co Ltd company. It specializes in the production of multicopter and controllers. From the very beginning to this day, Wang Tao has held the position of executive and technical director of SZ DJI Technology Co Ltd.
Zhan Ketuan
Wealth: $5.2 billion
Bitmain Technologies was founded in 2013 by businessman Zhang Ketuan. It became one of the most recognizable companies in the crypto world. The firm was created on the wave of innovations related to blockchain technology and bitcoin mining. It specializes in developing and selling the latest ASIC chips. The world's leading manufacturers are eager to purchase Bitmain products. In four years, the Chinese mining start-up has expanded to the size of a transatlantic corporation with a $3 billion profit.
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