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There's a New Second-Richest Person in the World
UNITED STATES, JUL 15 – Larry Ellison's net worth rose $4.7 billion in one day as Oracle's AI-driven stock surged, placing him just ahead of Mark Zuckerberg with $251 billion, Bloomberg reports.
- On July 16, 2025, Oracle co-founder and chief technology officer Larry Ellison surpassed Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, reaching a net worth of US$251.2 billion.
- Following ChatGPT’s launch, shares have surged 90% since April, while Oracle’s stock jumped 5.7% on July 15 when US easing of semiconductor export rules, Bloomberg reported.
- Yesterday Oracle announced a $3 billion investment in Germany and the Netherlands, and secured tens of billions in cloud and data centre deals with OpenAI.
- Following Ellison’s leap, he overtook Zuckerberg to become the second-richest person on the Bloomberg index, while Elon Musk remains top with US$357.8 billion.
- On Tuesday, Ellison said he will focus his Giving Pledge on the Ellison Institute of Technology, founded in 2023 for health, agriculture, clean energy, and AI.
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Oracle's Larry Ellison overtakes Mark Zuckerberg as world's second-richest person
Larry Ellison, the co-founder and chief technology officer of software giant Oracle, surpassed Meta's Mark Zuckerberg as the second-richest person in the world.Ellison, 80, has a net worth of $251 billion, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index. His wealth has increased by $59 billion this year. Zuckerberg, the creator of Facebook, is a close third. Oracle's shares rose 5.7% on Tuesday following news that the U.S. will allow chipmakers Nvidia…
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