Billionaire articles

SpaceX goes public in the largest IPO ever, and Musk crosses the trillion-dollar line

Why it matters: The largest IPO in history did two things at once: it made Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire, and it quietly converted a privately held rocket company into a stock that millions of investors may soon own whether they chose to or not. SpaceX isn't asking Wall Street to price its launches or its satellites. It's asking the market to bet that a rocket company is on its way to becoming one of the most valuable AI companies on Earth, and to start paying for that future today.

Elon Musk says OpenAI and Microsoft owe him $134 billion in "wrongful gains"

AI created 50 new billionaires in 2025, startup investment pulled in more than $200 billion

Polymarket founder Shayne Coplan becomes youngest self-made billionaire after latest investment round

Musk makes history as the first person to reach $500 billion net worth

Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison is building a media empire, with stakes in TikTok, CBS, CNN and more

Editor's take: Larry Ellison has spent decades shaping Silicon Valley through Oracle, the software company he co-founded in 1977. Now 81, and with a fortune that recently placed him among the richest people in the world, Ellison is moving in a new direction: media ownership. His investments, alongside those of his son, David, suggest ambitions that extend well beyond the corporate software world he helped define.

AI startup valuations surge as nearly 500 unicorns reach $2.7 trillion

Elon Musk loses $15 billion as Tesla shares fall after America Party launch

Sergey Brin says 60-hour in-office weeks are key to Google's AI push

A hot potato: Sergey Brin, the billionaire who co-founded Google alongside Larry Page in 1998, isn't the biggest believer in the idea of a work-life balance. He says that in order for Google to come out on top in the ultra-competitive AI industry, employees should work no fewer than 60 hours per week, which Brin calls the "sweet spot of productivity."

Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani plots world's largest AI data center in India

Elon Musk's wealth skyrockets, becomes first person to surpass $400 billion

Study reveals billionaires produce as much carbon pollution in 90 minutes as an average person does in a lifetime

Steve Ballmer's net worth just passed Bill Gates for the first time ever

How Sam Altman became a billionaire without equity in OpenAI

What economic crisis? The 500 wealthiest people in the world are $852 billion richer this year

Elon Musk is no longer the world's wealthiest person

What just happened? Elon Musk is often referred to as the richest person in the world, but not everyone agrees that he currently holds the title. According to Forbes, the Twitter boss has been overtaken on the rich list by Bernard Arnault, who is now number one with a $187.5 billion fortune.

World's second-richest person sells private jet to stop Twitter users tracking it

Eating the rich has never been as easy as munching on $10 popsicles shaped like tech billionaires

Elon Musk confirms he confronted Bill Gates about shorting Tesla stock

Report shows how billionaires including Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk pay little to no taxes

Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk top Forbes' annual billionaires list

Elon Musk jumps above Bill Gates as the world's second-richest person

Billionaires' combined wealth has reached a record $10.2 trillion, thanks to Covid-19

Mark Zuckerberg's wealth passes $100 billion on back of Instagram Reels launch

Japanese billionaire uses his money to gain 'most retweeted post' honor