Who are the top 10 Tech CEOs And Personalities That Create Most Buzz Online

A new inquiry lists the most discussed entrepreneurs of the last 12 months, between September 2020 and August 2021. MoneyTransfers analyzed content published over the previous year using Buzzsumo to ascertain which entrepreneurs generated the most online buzz.

From Elon Musk to Mukesh Ambani to Jeff Bezos, here are the top 10 most discussed entrepreneurs in the world:

1. Elon Musk

SpaceX and Tesla co-founder Elon Musk has taken the internet by storm - with his satirical takes on Twitter to the quirky inventions that are seeing the light of day under his leadership.

According to the analysis, at least 340,957 articles about Elon Musk were published between September 2020 and August 2021. The suspected alien recently shocked the world with the Tesla Bot, which imitates humans without the sci-fi obsession with robots overthrowing humans. Check out Elon Musk's ten outrageous comments.

2. Jeff Bezos

Always a step behind Elon Musk, Amazon and Blue Origin's Jeff Bezos came in second with 142,862 online articles mentioning the master of e-commerce over the last year.

Last week, Bezos caused an internet storm after investing in a start-up that wants to reverse aging and find a cure for mortality. Elon Musk's response to this investment added fuel to the fire. Read how Jeff Bezos wants to cheat death and become immortal.

3. Bill Gates

Quite predictable? We agree. Nevertheless, the original king of entrepreneurship and the co-founder of tech behemoth Microsoft took the third spot in an online buzz over the last year. Gates was mentioned in 84,262 internet articles between 2020-2021. Gates' highly publicized separation from longtime wife Melinda Gates may have added to the man's never-ending online fame.

4. Warren Buffett

Don't scratch your head. Warren Buffet is famous for more than his wealth. The 91-year-old philanthropist and business magnate head Berkshire Hathaway - a conglomerate that owns 60 big companies like Dairy Queen and battery maker Duracell.

In the last year, 45,168 articles were published about Warren Buffett, according to MoneyTransfers. Buffett is also known for his philanthropy and has pledged to give away 99 percent of his wealth, with help from #3 Bill Gates.

5. Mark Zuckerberg

Phew! The Facebook founder and social media demigod Mark Zuckerberg flooded the headlines last year - primarily for privacy concerns surrounding the products offered by a Facebook group of companies, including the widely used WhatsApp and Instagram.

Zuckerberg has given the gift/curse (depends on how you see it) of modernized social media to the world, for which he continues to generate buzz online. In the last year, at least 39,047 articles about the Facebook founder were published.

6. Richard Branson

Everybody loves a little Branson! The billionaire is the third wealthy American participating in the so-called "billionaire space race," with the other two being #1 Elon Musk and #2 Jeff Bezos. With the Virgin Galactic spaceflight earlier this year, Branson set space tourism for wealthy entrepreneurs. Over the last year, Richard Branson had 37,144 articles written about him in the digital ecosystem.

7. Mukesh Ambani

India's poster child for wealth, Mukesh Ambani, is the largest shareholder of Reliance Industries, a Fortune Global 500 company, India's most valuable company.

The wealthiest person in Asia, Ambani, has been credited for starting the digital revolution in India with the advent of Jio platforms that made India the market with the world's cheapest internet and expanded access to the internet for the average Indian. Between 2020-2021, Ambani received 27,683 hits in terms of article volume.

8. Jack Dorsey

What's an entrepreneurial list without Twitter founder Jack Dorsey. While Dorsey is on the lower-profile side of social media entrepreneurs, he remains a big name under his platform - Twitter.

Twitter's industry-defining move happened when the social media giant started cracking down on misinformation with labels and complete bans over the last year. Twitter put up a brave face against chronic misinformation spreader Donald Trump, which set a precedent.

Between September 2020-August 2021, Dorsey had 24,654 articles being published about him.

9. Jack Ma

China's favorite entrepreneur Jack Ma - to the world. His own country doesn't like him much. Very recently, China prevented Alibaba's founder from setting up the world's largest IPO with Ant.

China perceives tech companies as quasi governments and has cracked down on big companies to prevent a Chinese Facebook from forming. Owing to his negative comments about Xi Jinping and the fallout that followed, Jack Ma generated quite the buzz online - with 14,723 articles last year.

10. Sundar Pichai

Last is never the least, they say - and the same holds for Sundar Pichai. Google's Indian-American CEO took the tenth spot in the most discussed entrepreneurs list. Pichai is credited for standardizing Google Chrome as the internet browser of choice and transforming Google's cloud-centric approach. He also plays an intrinsic role in Google's product development missions. In the last year, 10,838 articles were published about Pichai.