07 Ma Huateng Chinese business magnate Ma Huateng ( also known as Pony Ma ) has also made the leaderboard as one of the top 10 richest technology billionaires , with a net worth of $ 45.3bn , according to Forbes . Huateng is the founder , chairman and chief executive of Tencent , one of Asia ’ s most valuable companies . Tencent operates WeChat , a popular social messaging app in Asia which has more than 1bn users , and according to a 2017 filing , Tencent has also acquired a 12 % stake in Snapchat-parent firm Snap . www . tencent . com