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Nothing has changed the world as much as information technology. Companies started in a garage or college dorm went on to become the world's biggest businesses.
Here's a list of world's richest tech billionaires, who inspire entrepreneurs and make them believe in their dreams.
Bill Gates
Rank: 1
Net worth: $61 billion
Company: Microsoft (founder)
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Image: Oracle CEO Larry Ellison.Photographs: Robert Galbraith/Reuters
Larry Ellison
Rank: 2
Net worth: $36 billion
Company: Oracle (CEO)
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Image: Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin.Photographs: Jacob Silberberg/Reuters
Larry Page and Sergey Brin
Rank: 3 and 4
Net worth: $18.7 billion each
Company: Google (founders of the company)
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Image: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.Photographs: Gus Ruelas/Reuters
Jeff Bezos
Rank: 5
Net worth: $18.4 billion
Company: Amazon (CEO)
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Image: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.Photographs: Robert Galbraith/Reuters
Mark Zuckerberg
Rank: 6
Net worth: $17.5 billion
Company: Facebook (CEO)
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Image: Dell Inc. founder Michael Dell.Photographs: Molly Riley/Reuters
Michael Dell
Rank: 7
Net worth: $15.9 billion
Company: Dell Inc. (founder)
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Image: Wipro Chairman Azim Premji.Photographs: Vincent Kessler/Reuters
Azim Premji
Rank: 7 (a tie with Michael Dell)
Net worth: $15.9 billion
Company: Wipro (chairman)
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Image: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.Photographs: Lucas Jackson/Reuters
Steve Ballmer
Rank: 9
Net worth: $15.7 billion
Company: Microsoft (CEO)
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Image: Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.Photographs: Anthony P. Bolante/Reuters
Paul Allen
Rank: 10
Net worth: $14.2 billion
Company: Microsoft (co-founder)
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Image: Baidu co-founder Robin Li.Photographs: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters
Robin Li
Rank: 11
Net worth: $10.2 billion
Company: Baidu (co-founder)
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Image: Laurene Powell Jobs.Photographs: Larry Downing/Reuters
Laurene Powell Jobs
Rank: 12
Net worth: $9 billion
Company: Apple (widow of Steve Jobs)
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Image: SAS software co-founder.Photographs: Jason Arthurs/Reuters
James Goodnight
Rank: 13
Net worth: $7.3 billion
Company: SAS (co-founder)
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Image: SAP software co-founder Hasso Plattner.Photographs: Ralph Orlowski/Reuters
Hasso Plattner
Rank: 14
Net worth: $7.2 billion
Company: SAP (co-founder)
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Image: Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt.Photographs: Miguel Medina/Reuters
Eric Schmidt
Rank: 15
Net worth: $6.9 billion
Company: Google (former CEO)
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