Tech's Takeover of the Global Rich List (Top 10, 2015–2026)
Tech billionaire
Other industry
2015
— 2 of 10 were tech
#1:
Bill Gates (Microsoft)
2019
— 4 of 10 were tech
#1:
Jeff Bezos (Amazon)
2023
— 5 of 10 were tech
#1:
Bernard Arnault (LVMH)
2026
— 7 of 10 are tech (entire top 6)
#1:
Elon Musk (SpaceX / Tesla)
— $1.11 trillion
Source: Forbes Annual Rich List 2015–2026.