More and more people are becoming billionaires by making hit mobile apps, enterprise software and other popular tech products.
Technology comes in fourth with 214 tech billionaires or 10%, up one percentage point from last year.
Growth in tech fortunes has been quite a run: the number of technology billionaires on the Forbes list was just 42 in 2005. This year, 34% of all newcomers to the list made their fortunes in the sector—more than any other industry. New tech billionaires range from Spotify’s
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