- Larry Ellison, the 79-year-old cofounder of Oracle, is one of the most interesting men in tech.
- Whether yacht racing, buying Hawaiian islands, or trash-talking competitors, he keeps it lively.
- Now, he’s one of the world’s richest people with a net worth of about $152 billion.
Larry Ellison is the founder and chief technology officer at software company Oracle. Now, he’s also the world’s seventh richest man and has a net worth of $152 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
The billionaire’s fortunes have surged by $14 billion thanks to spiking demand for generative AI. The windfall puts him ahead of tech execs like Google cofounder Sergey Brin and former Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer.
The 79-year-old started Oracle in 1977, and decades later he’s still one of the top dogs in Silicon Valley despite living in Hawaii full time — and owning an entire island. Ellison has also been a major investor in Tesla, Salesforce, and even reportedly had a seat on Apple’s board of directors for a while.
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Outside the office, the billionaire boasts an impressive watch collection and indulges in hobbies like yacht racing.
Here’s a look at the life and career of Ellison so far.
