"The world's four richest people are off to a roaring start in 2026. In just over three weeks, they've together added $100 billion to their fortunes - more than Nike, Robinhood, or UPS are worth. Musk has captured the lion's share. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO's net worth has soared by $70 billion since the start of January, hitting $690 billion at Thursday's close, the Bloomberg Billionaires Index shows."
"Musk's fortune has ballooned this year primarily because of his stake in xAI; the maker of AI chatbot Grok was valued at $250 billion earlier this month. Tesla stock also rallied 4% on Thursday, leaving it roughly flat year to date, following positive updates about the EV maker's robotaxis and Optimus robots. That fueled a $13 billion increase in Musk's wealth on Thursday."
"The second- and third-richest people on the planet, Google cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, have added around $13 billion to their respective fortunes this year. That's because fresh buzz around Alphabet's Gemini AI has boosted shares of Google's parent company by about 6% this year, lifting Page and Brin to $283 billion and $263 billion each. Amazon's founder, Jeff Bezos, rounds out the quartet of wealth winners. His fortune has grown by about $3 billion this year, reaching $257 billion at Thursday's close."
The four richest people added roughly $100 billion to their combined net worth in just over three weeks in early 2026. Elon Musk led the gains with a $70 billion increase, driven largely by xAI's valuation surge to $250 billion and a 4% Tesla rally tied to robotaxi and Optimus updates. Larry Page and Sergey Brin each gained about $13 billion as Alphabet shares rose roughly 6% amid Gemini AI momentum. Jeff Bezos added about $3 billion, bringing his net worth to $257 billion. Some other tech billionaires saw declines, including a $16 billion drop for Larry Ellison after Oracle shares fell.
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