CZ SURPASSES BILL GATES WITH $109 BILLION NET WORTH Forbes ranks Binance founder CZ at $108.9 BILLION, ahead of Gates at $103.4 BILLION, making him the RICHEST person in crypto and 18th in the world. CZ owns roughly 90% of Binance, which pulls in an estimated $16 BILLION a year in revenue, per Forbes. His net worth jumped $47 BILLION in a single year even as crypto prices fell over 50%.