Jack Ma richest Asian in Forbes tech billionaires list

Jack Ma, Founder of Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba, is the richest Asian in the '100 Richest Tech Billionaires in the World in 2016' list released by Forbes. 
•    With an estimated fortune of $25.8 billion, Ma is ranked as the eighth richest tech billionaire worldwide. 
•    China has the second highest number of listed tech billionaires, behind only the US.
•    Ma Yun known professionally as Jack Ma, is a Chinese business magnate and philanthropist. 
•    He is the founder and executive chairman of Alibaba Group, a family of successful Internet-based businesses. 
•    He is the first mainland Chinese entrepreneur to appear on the cover of Forbes.
•    In 2004, Ma was chosen by China Central Television and its viewers as one of the "Top 10 Business Leaders of the Year".
•    He was selected by Business week as a "Businessperson of the Year" in 2007 and one of the 30 "World’s Best CEOs" by Barron's in 2008.
•    Microsoft founder Bill Gates once again tops the list with a fortune estimated at US$78 billion, which also makes him the richest person in the world.