The latest list of billionaires, i.e. Billionaires Index, published by Bloomberg, brought a serious change at the top of the most wealthy people in the world. The second richest person on Earth is Mark Zuckerberg from Meta. His place was taken by co -founder Oracle and technology director Larry Ellison, who recently turned 80.
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According to Bloomberg's estimates, Ellison's net value is currently $ 251 billion, gaining almost $ 60 billion. In 2025 alone, the wealth of the founder results from its 40 percent. shares in Oracle, which he launched in 1977 and which increased by 41 percent. From the beginning of the year in June Ellison added $ 26 billion. to its net value thanks to the increase in the value of Oracle shares.
The five richest people in the world according to Billionaires Index Bloomberg:
- Elon Musk – $ 366 billion
- Larry Ellison – $ 257 billion
- Mark Zuckerberg – $ 247 billion
- Jeff Bezos – $ 243 billion
- Steve Ballmer – $ 174 billion
Just like the CEO of Nvidia, Jensen Huang, Ellison's assets have increased because politics is still conducive to artificial intelligence actions. Ellison was also one of the technological titans who stood alongside the president, when the White House announced Stargate, a project aimed at taking the US to all competition in the space of artificial intelligence.
A billionaire from Hawaii gains a fortune. And becomes the second richest man of the globe
Oracle, together with Softbank, Opeli and MGX, are the initial capital founders of the organization that will invest $ 500 billion. In the infrastructure of artificial intelligence over the next four years.
As “Fortune” reminds, the company recently announced an investment of $ 3 billion. in Germany and the Netherlands to increase the cloud services and artificial intelligence.
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The billionaire likes expensive hobby, including yacht races and collecting watches. His son, David Ellison, is to become the general director of Paramount after the merger of Skydance Media. Co -founder Oracle lives in Hawaii and is the owner of the whole island, from where he works on a daily basis.
Ellison signed in 2010 an obligation to transfer 95 percent. your fortune before death. In 2016, he donated $ 200 million to the Cancer Treatment Center at the University of South California.
