The richest tech entrepreneurs in the world

Bill Gates - Microsoft founder Bill Gates has topped the Forbes list of richest men in technology with an estimated fortune of USD 78 billion.

Jeff Bezos - On the second position is Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos with an estimated USD 66.2 billion fortune.

Mark Zuckerberg - A jump in the value of Facebook's stocks helped Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reach the third spot. He was on the fourth position last year.

Larry Ellision - Oracle chairman Larry Ellison is on the 4th spot with an estimated fortune of USD 51.7 billion.

Larry Page - Google cofounder Larry Page is placed 5th in the list with estimated fortune of USD 39 billion.

Azim Premji - Meanwhile, India's Azim Premji ranked 13th in the list with a networth of USD 16 billion.

Shiv Nadar -HCL co-founder Shiv Nadar on the 17th position is the second billionaire from India in Forbes' list of the world's 100 richest people in technology.