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Forbes has released its annual billionaires list.
This is the 27th year the publication has put together the ranking.
A majority of the individuals on the tech portion of Forbes' massive list are self-made.
Bill Gates is still the richest man in technology, his net worth increased by $1 billion between 2012 and 2013.
15. James Goodnight -- Net worth: $7.7 billion
Age: 70
Source of income: software
Overall rank on the Forbes Billionaires List: 154
14. Eric Schmidt -- Net worth: $8.2 billion
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Age: 57
Source of income: Google
Overall rank on the Forbes Billionaires List: 138
13. Pierre Omidyar -- Net worth: $8.7 billion
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Age: 45
Source of income: eBay
Overall rank on the Forbes Billionaires List: 123
12. Hasso Plattner -- Net worth: $8.9 billion
SAP founder, chairman, Hasso Plattner
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Age: 69
Source of income: software
Overall rank on the Forbes Billionaires List: 122
11. Laurene Powell Jobs & family -- Net worth: $10.7 billion
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Age: 49
Source of income: Apple, Disney
Overall rank on the Forbes Billionaires List: 98
10. Azim Premji -- Net worth: $11.2 billion
Age: 67
Source of income: software
Overall rank on the Forbes Billionaires List: 91
9.Mark Zuckerberg -- Net worth: $13.3 billion
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Age: 28
Source of income: Facebook
Overall rank on the Forbes Billionaires List: 66
8. Paul Allen -- Net worth: $15 billion
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Age: 60
Source of income: Microsoft and other investments
Overall rank on the Forbes Billionaires List: 53
7. Steve Ballmer -- Net worth: $15.2 billion
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Age: 56
Source of income: Microsoft
Overall rank on the Forbes Billionaires List: 51
6. Michael Dell -- Net worth: $15.3 billion
Age: 49
Source of wealth: Dell
Overall rank on the Forbes Billionaires List: 49
5. Sergey Brin -- Net worth: $22.8 billion
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Age: 39
Source of wealth: Google
Overall rank on the Forbes Billionaires List: 21
4. Larry Page -- Net worth: $23 billion
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Age: 39
Source of wealth: Google
Overall rank on the Forbes Billionaires List: 20
3. Jeff Bezos -- Net worth: $25.2 billion
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Age: 49
Source of wealth: Amazon.com
Overall rank on the Forbes Billionaires List: 19
2. Larry Ellison -- Net worth: $43 billion
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Age: 68
Source of wealth: Oracle
Overall rank on the Forbes Billionaires List: 5
1. Bill Gates -- Net worth: $67 billion
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Age: 57
Source of wealth: Microsoft
Overall rank on the Forbes Billionaires List: 2
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