This is a List of Richest Billionaires in Telecom Industry 2023 – 2024. The telecommunications industries within the sector of information and communication technology is made up of all telecommunications/telephone companies and internet service providers and plays a crucial role in the evolution of mobile communications and the information society.
Traditional telephone calls continue to be the industry’s biggest revenue generator, but thanks to advances in network technology, telecom today is less about voice and increasingly about text (messaging, email) and images (e.g. video streaming). High-speed internet access for computer-based data applications such as broadband information services and interactive entertainment is pervasive. Digital subscriber line (DSL) is the main broadband telecom technology. The fastest growth comes from (value-added) services delivered over mobile networks.
Carlos Slim Helu has a net worth of US$97.9 billion, making him the wealthiest person in the telecom industry. Rocco Commisso follows in second place with $9.1 billion, while Sunil Mittal ranks third with $6.8 billion, and Xavier Niel comes in fourth with $6.4 billion.
Here is a List of Richest Billionaires in Telecom Industry
- Carlos Slim Helu & family: $97.9 billion
- Rocco Commisso: $9.1 billion
- Sunil Mittal: $6.8 billion
- Xavier Niel: $6.4 billion
- Robert Hale Jr: $5.0 billion
- Ananda Krishnan: $4.9 billion
- Rakesh Mittal: $4.4 billion
- Rajan Mittal: $4.4 billion
- Patrick Drahi: $4.4 billion
- Richard Li: $4.4 billion
- Yasumitsu Shigeta: $4.2 billion
- Shaul Shani: $4.0 billion
- Naguib Sawiris: $3.3 billion
- John Caudwell: $3.0 billion
- Denis O’Brien: $2.7 billion
- Taha Mikati: $2.7 billion
- Najib Mikati: $2.7 billion
- Marcelo Claure: $2.0 billion
- Craig McCaw: $2.0 billion
- Strive Masiyiwa: $1.8 billion
