The richest people in the technology industry have collected a lot of money. They have played an important role in changing the way we live and work today. Not only that, they have also helped society by giving money to good causes. In this article, we will learn more about the top 10 richest people in tech, their stories, and how they became so rich.

13Zhang Yiming: Tiktok 

Zhang Yiming is the main founder of a big Chinese technology company called ByteDance. He made a really famous app called TikTok, which is used by more than 1 billion people all over the world. Zhang used to be the chairman and CEO of ByteDance, but he stepped down from his position because of pressure from the Chinese government. He still owns 20% of the company.

How Tiktok Started

TikTok began when two apps, Musical.ly and Douyin, joined together. Musical.ly was created in 2014 by a Chinese product designer named Alex Zhu and was popular in the United States. Douyin, on the other hand, was launched in 2016 by ByteDance, a Chinese tech company founded by Zhang Yiming, who is an experienced engineer and started ByteDance in 2012. In 2017, ByteDance acquired Musical.ly and connected the users’ accounts from both apps. This combination led to the birth of TikTok in 2018, bringing together the best of both apps.