The world's 10 biggest wealth gainers have grown a combined $585 billion richer in 2024.
Elon Musk, Larry Ellison, Jensen Huang, and Mark Zuckerberg have gained more than $70 billion each.
The buzz around artificial intelligence and market excitement following Donald Trump's reelection has boosted their companies' stock prices, benefiting them as the biggest shareholders.
Ten people have grown their personal fortunes by a combined $585 billion this year — a sum larger than the market value of Exxon Mobil ($535 billion), Oracle ($533 billion), or Mastercard ($478 billion).
Elon Musk is the CEO of automaker Tesla and spacecraft manufacturer SpaceX. He's also the owner of X, the social network previously known as Twitter, along with Neuralink, xAI, and The Boring Company.
Larry Ellison is the cofounder, executive chairman, and chief technology officer of Oracle, one of the largest enterprise software companies.
Jensen Huang is the founder and CEO of Nvidia, the graphics chip maker that has emerged as a critical seller of "picks and shovels" to the AI gold rush.
Mark Zuckerberg is the cofounder and CEO of Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads.
Jeff Bezos is Amazon's founder, executive chairman, and former CEO.
Michael Dell is the founder and CEO of Dell Technologies, the maker of PCs, printers, and other computing equipment.