The rally in tech shares has taken the number of people with fortunes of more than $100 billion (roughly Rs.
Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin joined the exclusive club last week, entering a group dominated by US tech entrepreneurs, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
The world's eight richest people together hold fortunes of more than $1 trillion (roughly Rs.
75,41,060 crores) and have added $110 billion (roughly Rs.
In 2017, Amazon's Jeff Bezos was the first to hit the $100 billion (roughly Rs.
Gates's wealth then slumped with the dot-com bubble burst, and he regained the title of centibillionaire only in 2019.
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