The standard of the super-rich doubled: 200 billion USD to have a place

(Dan Tri) - The "100 billion USD club" is outdated. The artificial intelligence fever has created a new standard for the super-rich, with 6 technology billionaires surpassing the 200 billion USD mark. Who are they and why are their assets so large?

If a few years ago, $100 billion was the golden ticket to enter the world's financial elite, now the rules of the game have changed. The artificial intelligence (AI) fever has raised the standard of wealth to a new level: $200 billion.

According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, there are currently 6 people in the world whose personal wealth has surpassed this milestone. They are not just billionaires, they are financial powerhouses with net worths greater than the market capitalization of many leading US corporations such as PepsiCo , Uber, Walt Disney or Intel (about 200 billion USD each as of the end of October).

The $1.7 trillion club

The six members of this super-rich group include familiar names in the technology world, including Elon Musk (CEO Tesla), Larry Ellison (co-founder of Oracle), Jeff Bezos (founder of Amazon), Mark Zuckerberg (CEO Meta), and the Google founding duo Larry Page and Sergey Brin.

Their total assets now stand at around $1.7 trillion. To put that in perspective, that's larger than the GDP of many countries and nearly double the $1 trillion market capitalization of Berkshire Hathaway - Warren Buffett's legendary investment conglomerate with nearly 400,000 employees and $371 billion in revenue last year.

There is a clear division within this group, with the two leaders in a class of their own. Elon Musk remains firmly in the number one position with a fortune of $457 billion. Larry Ellison follows closely behind with $317 billion, a spectacular jump this year. The remaining members include Jeff Bezos ($265 billion), Larry Page ($244 billion), Mark Zuckerberg ($229 billion) and Sergey Brin ($228 billion).

Elon Musk leads the list of 6 people with net assets exceeding the 200 billion USD mark (Photo: Indiatimes).

Money making machine called AI

The main driver behind this wealth growth is none other than the “AI fever”. A wave of investment and expectations for artificial intelligence has pushed the stock prices of Big Tech companies to record highs, causing the net worth of their largest shareholders to skyrocket.

In 2025 alone (through the end of October), this group of 6 billionaires will pocket a total of 330 billion USD.

The boom has been rapid. At the start of the year, only Musk, Bezos, and Zuckerberg had crossed the $200 billion mark. But in just 10 months, the AI ​​craze has doubled the club’s membership.

The most impressive beneficiary of AI this year has been Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle, whose stock has risen 54% since the start of the year, boosting the value of his 40% stake and adding $124 billion to his fortune.

Similarly, Alphabet (Google’s parent company) stock has also risen 49% this year. That’s enough to push the value of Larry Page and Sergey Brin’s 6% stakes (each) above $200 billion. In 2025 alone, Page will be $76 billion richer and Brin $70 billion richer.

People who are "knocking on the door"

The $200 billion list is certainly not over. Right behind are the names waiting for the right time to join.

Most notable is luxury goods tycoon Bernard Arnault (Chairman and CEO of LVMH). Although not in the technology group, his assets will increase by 18 billion USD in 2025, reaching 194 billion USD and is very close to returning to this elite group.

Two names that directly benefit from AI and are "knocking on the door" strongly are Steve Ballmer (former CEO of Microsoft) and Jensen Huang (CEO of Nvidia).

Jensen Huang is now worth $176 billion, up $62 billion this year. Nvidia, the AI ​​chip king, hit $5 trillion this week, with its stock up 51% year to date.

Steve Ballmer is worth $181 billion, up $34 billion thanks to Microsoft stock. The software giant just passed the $4 trillion market cap mark (before a slight correction), with its stock up 25% year-to-date thanks to strategic investments in AI.

More broadly, the global wealth hierarchy is shifting. “Old-timers” like Bill Gates have now dropped to a lower position with $118 billion, after a year of significant wealth decline. Meanwhile, Michael Dell (Dell Technologies) has also seen his wealth increase by $40 billion this year, reaching $164 billion, also thanks to the AI ​​wave.

"The AI ​​craze is not just making the rich richer, it's expanding the entire billionaire universe," said a report from Altrata, a global wealth research firm.

According to Altrata, the world now has 3,508 billionaires, holding a total fortune of 13.4 trillion USD, an increase of more than 10% compared to last year - a new record in history.

However, there is a remarkable paradox. In parallel with the soaring assets of technology bosses thanks to AI, these large technology corporations are cutting a series of personnel, with the reason of "restructuring" to focus on AI.

There’s no guarantee that the AI ​​craze will continue to push up stock prices and the fortunes of the super-rich. But if the trend continues, the $200 billion club will surely become even more crowded in the future.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/kinh-doanh/chuan-muc-cua-gioi-sieu-giau-tang-gap-doi-200-ty-usd-moi-co-cho-20251102105755631.htm