I just studied the data on global wealth at the beginning of this year, and honestly, the numbers are just shocking. Tech moguls have completely rewritten the rules of the game — their fortunes have grown by hundreds of billions thanks to artificial intelligence, space ambitions, and the revaluation of major tech companies.

Elon Musk is a whole separate story. The richest person in the world with a net worth of $726 billion. For context: no one in modern history has reached such a level of personal wealth. SpaceX, Starlink, Tesla, neurotechnology — each project adds billions. This is no longer just money; it’s some other level.

Following him are the co-founders of Google and Amazon. Larry Page is in second place with $270 billion, Jeff Bezos in third with $255 billion. Both benefit from dominance in cloud technology and artificial intelligence. Interestingly, there are no people outside the tech sector in the top 10, except Warren Buffett at the end of the list.

Here is the full top: Musk leads with a historic margin, then Page, Bezos, Brin, Ellison, Zuckerberg, Arno, Balmer, Huang, and Buffett. Wealth ranges from $726 billion to $151 billion. What does the world’s richest person do differently? He doesn’t just hold stocks — he creates companies that revolutionize entire industries.

The driving forces behind this boom are obvious: exponential growth of AI and cloud computing, revaluation of space and semiconductor companies, absolute dominance of American tech giants. Plus, the long-term stakes of founders who didn’t sell their shares and now watch their fortunes soar into the stratosphere.

Personally, I see this as a reflection of where the economy is headed. If you’re in technology and AI — you win. Everything else just falls behind.