The impossible $100 billion threshold is no longer the gantry to the world’s fascinating class of super wealthy. The emergence of artificial intelligence has redefined ultra-rich status, making $200 billion the new benchmark.
According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, six tech titans have each crossed the $200 billion milestone. Their combined wealth now stands at a jaw-dropping $1.7 trillion, showing how AI has supercharged tech valuations in 2025.
The $200 Billion club is the new $100 Billion club
Elon Musk, Larry Ellison, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page, and Sergey Brin are now each worth as much as or even more than some of America’s biggest corporations, according to Bloomberg. PepsiCo, Uber, Walt Disney, and Intel were each valued at around $200 billion at Thursday’s market close, roughly equal to the fortune of one of these tech titans.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, aiming at a $1 trillion pay package, sits comfortably at the top of the world’s wealth rankings. His fortune is now at a staggering $457 billion. Right behind him is Oracle’s Larry Ellison, whose wealth has climbed to $317 billion amid the ongoing tech and AI boom.
Jeff Bezos is now at number three with $265 billion, while Larry Page is not far behind with $244 billion. Mark Zuckerberg and Sergey Brin round off the list with $229 billion and $228 billion, respectively, both seeing huge gains this year as tech stocks continue to soar.
French luxury boss Bernard Arnault, who runs LVMH, has also had a good year. His net worth is up nearly $18 billion, touching $194 billion, putting him close to rejoining the elite $200 billion club. Steve Ballmer and Jensen Huang are steadily approaching the $200 billion club, sitting above $175 billion mark.
After the top tech names, the list features some other familiar names from different sectors. Michael Dell sits at number nine with a net worth of $164 billion, after a massive $40 billion jump this year. Warren Buffett at $144 billion, while the Walton siblings, Jim, Rob, and Alice, keep their retail crown with fortunes between $123-126 billion.
Bill Gates, who once topped this list, now stands at $118 billion after a dramatic drop in his wealth this year. From India, Mukesh Ambani remains the richest with $104 billion, and Gautam Adani at $91.5 billion.
How AI-fuelled stocks reshaped wealth
Together, the six billionaires have made a profit of around $330 billion in 2025, with Ellison up $124 billion, Page up $76 billion, and Brin up $70 billion. At the beginning of this year, only Musk, Bezos, and Zuckerberg had crossed $200 billion, but the AI rally made this possible in just ten months.
Meanwhile, Nvidia, the chipmaker, briefly touched a $5 trillion valuation this week after a 51% surge in its stock. Microsoft, whose shares are up 25% this year, recently crossed the $4 trillion mark before a brief setback.
Big Tech firms are carrying out mass layoffs, citing a shift towards AI and investing more in the sector while reducing headcounts. The AI boom hasn’t just made the rich richer, it’s expanded the billionaire universe. The world now counts a record 3,508 billionaires with a total wealth of $13.4 trillion, up over 10% from last year, according to wealth intelligence firm Altrata.