Tesla CEO Elon Musk has retained his position as the world's wealthiest person with an overwhelming fortune, while Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, regarded as the biggest beneficiary of the artificial intelligence boom, ranked eighth on the global rich list.
According to the real-time billionaires ranking compiled by U.S. business magazine Forbes on Tuesday (local time), Musk's net worth stood at $820.4 billion (approximately 1,244 trillion won), placing him first among global billionaires.
Musk holds stakes in major companies including electric vehicle maker Tesla, space company SpaceX, and AI firm xAI. With SpaceX's corporate valuation steadily rising and a potential public listing under discussion, his wealth is projected to grow further.
Second and third place went to Google co-founder Larry Page ($306.2 billion) and Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison ($299.6 billion), respectively. Sergey Brin, another Google co-founder, ranked fourth with $282.4 billion.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos came in fifth with $269 billion, while Dell Technologies Chairman Michael Dell took sixth place with $260.1 billion. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg ranked seventh with $206.1 billion.
Analysts said the recent surge in AI investment has driven a notable rise in the wealth of technology company founders. Ellison's fortune in particular grew by more than $20 billion over the past month, while Dell also benefited from share price gains tied to expanding demand for AI servers.
Huang, who ranked eighth, had a net worth of $193.7 billion (approximately 294 trillion won). After co-founding Nvidia in 1993, he pioneered the graphics processing unit (GPU) market and built the company into the world's largest AI chipmaker.
As Nvidia shares continue to rally on expectations of expanded AI infrastructure investment, Huang's wealth has also been growing rapidly. Market observers say his ranking could climb further if the AI industry's growth momentum continues.
Huang is scheduled to visit Korea on Thursday. Attention has focused on his reported appearance on tvN's variety program "You Quiz on the Block" during his visit, an unusual move for a global Big Tech chief executive to appear on a domestic Korean talk show.
CJ ENM said the broadcast will feature Huang's personal background, his insights on the AI era, and his views on future talent.
Meanwhile, LVMH Chairman Bernard Arnault, who heads the luxury goods conglomerate, ranked ninth with $147 billion, while former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer entered the top 10 with $143.5 billion.
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