Many of these early tech billionaires, Gates most prominent among them, were avid philanthropists too, giving away enormous ...

That has also been the case for the wider markets themselves, with the Nasdaq composite and S&P 500 both in negative ...

The South Africa-born billionaire once suffered the largest loss of a personal fortune in history, according to Guinness World Records. He has since recouped that money and more.

Susquehanna's Jeff Yass now ranks 23rd on the Bloomberg rich list with a $63 billion fortune, reflecting his early bet on TikTok-owner ByteDance.

Various factors have weighed on tech stocks this year, including investor unease over Trump's tariffs and AI spending.