World's Richest Tech List Include 6 Indians: Forbes
NEW YORK: The technology boom has helped propel numerous fortunes lately, as the Forbes global rich list boasts of a record 123 billionaires including six Indians who derived their fortunes from technology ventures.
According to Forbes, thanks to the tech boom, and strong stock market, the U.S. once again leads the world with 492 billionaires, followed by China with 152 and Russia with 111.
There were six Indian billionaires in the Forbes rich list, who hailed from the technology sector led by Wipro's Azim Premji who was ranked 61 in the global list with a net worth of $ 15.3 billion.
Other Indian tech billionaires include, Shiv Nader ranked 102 globally, with a net worth of $ 11.1 billion, N R Narayana Murthy and family (1046, $ 1.7 billion), Senapathy Gopalakrishnan and family (1154, $ 1.5 billion), Nandan Nilekani and family (1210, $ 1.4 billion) and K Dinesh and family (1540, $ 1.05 billion).
Forbes further noted that the technology sector and more specifically Facebook, helped propel numerous fortunes lately.
The year's biggest dollar gainer was Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, whose fortune jumped $ 15.2 billion, to $ 28.5 billion, as shares of his social network soared.
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