Microsoft, $92.9 billion cash

Founded in 1975, the Microsoft Corporation quickly overtook Apple computers to become the primary manufacturer of software-bundled personal computers. As its Database Operating System (DOS), and later, Windows operating system grew in popularity, it become a monopoly and turned founder Bill Gates into the richest man in the world. While Microsoft’s fortune have dipped somewhat in recent years due to a series of anti-trust lawsuits, the company still has a total net worth of $90.2 billion, $82.1 billion (91 percent  of  total) of which is held abroad. The company earned a total of $26.4 billion in financial year 2014-2015.

Oracle, $40.3 billion cash

Larry Ellison’s enterprise software company is third on the list with a net value of $44.7 billion. The total amount of money held abroad is $40.3 billion (90 percent of the total) which is equivalent to the company’s total untaxed foreign earnings. Last year’s revenue was 9.3 billion dollars.

Google, $38.7 billion cash

Perhaps the most remarkable startup of the last millennium, Google has grown from a small search engine technology startup into a global online advertising behemoth. The company is strong in the cloud computing arena and has also made inroads into desktop and mobile operating systems.  Its total net worth is $64.4 billion, 60 percent of which ($38.7 billion) is held abroad, with up to $47.4 billion of foreign earnings untaxed. The company earned $18.1 billion last year.

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