Ma Huateng
Net Worth: $71.8 billion
Company: Tencent
Country: China
Do not be fooled by the name of his company, Tencent. It is definitely not worth ten cents, but billions. Founder, CEO, and Chairman Ma Huateng is the person behind one of the latest Internet tech companies in the world. Some of their products include WeChat, and a number of smartphones, payment systems, and online advertising services. This diverse portfolio allowed Tencent to earn $5.03 billion in profit for the third quarter of 2020—a very good return on the investment of the company’s shareholders.
Huateng is a rather reserved person, as compared to Jack Ma, who has a more outgoing personality, but when it comes to acquiring companies, he is rather aggressive and often compared to fellow billionaire Warren Buffett. He is not all about earning money as he also established his own foundation, the Ma Huateng Global Foundation, where he transferred $2.3 billion of his shares from Tencent.