Old tech money dominates Forbes billionaires list
Whether Facebook still qualifies as a startup may be a moot point, but founder Mark Zuckerberg, at 30 years of age grabs the no.16 spot with Forbes estimated wealth of $33.4 billion, one spot below Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Both are ahead of Google founders Larry Page ($29.7 billion, nineteenth) and Sergey Brin ($29.2 billion, twentieth).
Uber may not be the youngest, but it is certainly one of the noisiest startups, and its founders Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp are new arrivals in the Forbes annual ranking of the world's billionaires, with a net worth each of $5.3bn. Not "uber alles" at position number 283, but not bad. Ryan Graves, who five years ago reputedly replied "hire me :)" to a tweet about a job with an unknown startup, is now worth $1.4bn.
The youngest billionaire on the Forbes list is Evan Spiegel, the co-founder of Snapchat--though with a paltry $1.5 billion, he's only the 1,250th richest person on the planet.
Of course, some of this wealth remains highly notional - stock values which, as they say, can down as well as up
Just for the record, here are the Forbes 10 richest people in tech.
1.Bill GatesNet worth: $79.2 billionCompany: MicrosoftAge: 59
2.Larry EllisonNet worth: $54.3 billionAge: 70Company: Oracle
3.Jeff BezosNet worth: Jeff BezosCompany: AmazonAge: 51
4. Mark ZuckerbergCompany: FacebookNet worth: $33.4 billionAge: 30
5. Larry PageNet worth: $29.7 billionCompany: GoogleAge: 41
6. Sergey BrinNet worth: $29.2 billionCompany: GoogleAge: 41
7. Jack MaCompany: AlibabaNet worth: $$22.7 billionAge: 50
8. Steve BallmerNet worth: Steve BallmerCompany: MicrosoftAge: 58
9. Michael DellNet worth: $19.2 billionCompany: DellAge: 50
10. Azim PremjiNet worth: $19.1 billionCompany: WiproAge: 69