Six People Worth Over $200 Billion
Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg are among six individuals with a net worth exceeding $200 billion. This marks a new threshold in wealth, surpassing the previous $100 billion benchmark.
Members of the $200 Billion Club
- Elon Musk – CEO of Tesla and SpaceX
- Larry Ellison – Oracle cofounder
- Mark Zuckerberg – CEO of Meta
- Jeff Bezos – Amazon founder
- Larry Page – Alphabet cofounder
- Sergey Brin – Alphabet cofounder
The Bloomberg Billionaires Index reports each of these members is valued at over $200 billion, surpassing the market valuations of major U.S. companies such as PepsiCo, Uber, Walt Disney, and Intel, all around $200 billion as of Thursday's close.
Close to Joining the Elite Club
- Bernard Arnault, CEO of LVMH: fortune increased by about $18 billion this year, reaching $194 billion.
- Steve Ballmer, former Microsoft CEO: net worth at $181 billion.
- Jensen Huang, Nvidia CEO: net worth at $176 billion.
"Until recently, a $100 billion net worth granted entry to the world's most exclusive club. Soaring fortunes in the AI era have made $200 billion the new number to beat."
The six members of the $200 billion club together hold approximately $1 trillion in wealth.
Author’s Summary
In the AI-driven economy, ultra-wealthy entrepreneurs have doubled the threshold for elite net worth, with six individuals now valued over $200 billion each.