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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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Larry Ellison
Rank: 2
Net worth: $36 billion
Company: Oracle (CEO)
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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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Jeff Bezos
Rank: 5
Net worth: $18.4 billion
Company: Amazon (CEO)
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Mark Zuckerberg
Rank: 6
Net worth: $17.5 billion
Company: Facebook (CEO)
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Michael Dell
Rank: 7
Net worth: $15.9 billion
Company: Dell Inc. (founder)
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Azim Premji
Rank: 7 (a tie with Michael Dell)
Net worth: $15.9 billion
Company: Wipro (chairman)
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Steve Ballmer
Rank: 9
Net worth: $15.7 billion
Company: Microsoft (CEO)
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Paul Allen
Rank: 10
Net worth: $14.2 billion
Company: Microsoft (co-founder)
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Robin Li
Rank: 11
Net worth: $10.2 billion
Company: Baidu (co-founder)
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Laurene Powell Jobs
Rank: 12
Net worth: $9 billion
Company: Apple (widow of Steve Jobs)
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James Goodnight
Rank: 13
Net worth: $7.3 billion
Company: SAS (co-founder)
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Hasso Plattner
Rank: 14
Net worth: $7.2 billion
Company: SAP (co-founder)
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Eric Schmidt
Rank: 15
Net worth: $6.9 billion
Company: Google (former CEO)