Tim Sweeney

Tim Sweeney cofounded Cary, North Carolina game developer Epic Games in 1991.The private company is the maker of Fortnite, arguably the world's most popular game at the moment, with over 125 million players.The game is free-to-play, but has made an estimated $1 billion in game sales since its September 2017 release. In 2012, Chinese tech giant Tencent bought a 48% stake for $330 million; it has since exercised an option to acquire another 11.6%.Epic Games is the developer of Unreal Engine, one of the most used gaming platforms for other developers.