2017’s Richest Person and How They Made Their Money: REVEALED!

30. Ma Huateng, 24 – Net Worth: $22.5 billion

Huateng, the software engineer from China, is the founder of the largest internet portal in China, Tencent Holdings. His holding company owns the hugely popular texting service WeChat (which has over 800 million users), as well as one of the world’s 10 largest websites, QQ.com. Tencent also own a mobile-commerce product, and the largest online gaming community in China.