<ul><li>Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, is now the 11th wealthiest person in the world with a net worth of $122 billion.</li><li>Most of Huang's wealth comes from his 3.5% stake in the Santa Clara-based chipmaker.</li><li>Nvidia overtook Apple on Tuesday to become the world's most valuable company, with a market cap of $3.43tn.</li><li>Nvidia has been one of the key beneficiaries of the AI investing craze, m which saw its sales and profits soar.</li><li>Huang co-founded Nvidia in 1993 and sold 1.3 million shares in June 2021, worth almost $169 million.</li><li>Huang moved to the US as a child and studied electrical engineering before founding Nvidia with two friends in 1993.</li><li>Nvidia supplies hardware to major AI players, including Google, Amazon and Microsoft.</li><li>Huang believes that generative AI has now hit a 'new tipping point'.</li><li>Huang and his wife made a $2m donation in 2019 to the Oneida Baptist Institute, where Huang studied as a child.</li><li>Despite his wealth, Huang reportedly still enjoys wearing a leather jacket everywhere he goes.</li></ul>

Jensen Huang is billions richer as Nvidia overtakes Apple to become world's most valuable company

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