Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, owns 23% of Tesla and bought Twitter for $44 billion in October 2022. His fortune peaked at $320 billion in November 2021.
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Bernard Arnault, second richest globally, leads LVMH, the world's largest luxury goods company. LVMH acquired Tiffany & Co. for $15.8 billion in January 2021. Arnault's daughter Delphine now heads Dior, the group's second-largest brand, as of January 2023.
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In July 2021, Jeff Bezos stepped down as Amazon's CEO but remained chairman. He also ventured into space on Blue Origin's rocket, a company he founded and heavily funded.
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Larry Ellison co-founded Oracle in 1977, serving as CEO until 2014. He currently holds roles as Chairman and CTO. In 2012, he acquired Lanai for $300 million. Ellison invested in Tesla, serving on the board from 2018 to 2022.
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Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder and CEO of Meta, launched Facebook in 2004 at 19 while at Harvard. He made Meta public in 2012 and owns 13% of the company. Married to Priscilla Chan, they're investing $3 billion to combat diseases by 2100.
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In 1987, Bill Gates became a billionaire. He was the world's richest person from 1995 to 2017, except for brief interruptions. His 2021 divorce with Melinda French Gates involved a $6 billion stock settlement. By June 1, 2023, Gates ranked fifth on Forbes' list, with a $500 million fortune increase.
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Warren Buffett, the "Oracle of Omaha," heads Berkshire Hathaway and co-founded the Giving Pledge with Bill and Melinda Gates. Committed to philanthropy, he intends to donate 99% of his fortune
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Larry Page co-founded Google in 1998, served as CEO, and is now a board member and major shareholder at Alphabet. He's also a founding investor in Planetary Resources, a space exploration company.
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Sergey Brin co-founded Google in 1998 with Larry Page, initially serving as the tech president. He later shifted to special projects, including Google Glass. Brin is currently a board member at Alphabet, Google's parent company, and retains a major stake in the company.
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Steve Ballmer, a Harvard classmate of Bill Gates, served as Microsoft's CEO from 2000 to 2014, joining in 1980 as the 30th employee. He dropped out of Stanford's MBA program. In 2014, Ballmer acquired the Los Angeles Clippers for $2 billion, a record for NBA team purchases at the time.
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