I took a look at the updated list of the world's wealthiest people, and I have to say that the concentration of wealth among tech founders has become almost surreal. Last January, the numbers were already impressive; now, in May, things have become even more extreme.

Elon Musk continues to dominate with an unprecedented margin in modern history. We're talking about $726 billion—a figure that surpasses any other individual. His advantage comes from a combination of factors: SpaceX literally taking off, Starlink expanding global connectivity, his positions in Tesla, and his growing role in AI. It's as if he's bet everything on the most important trends of the decade and is winning on all fronts.

After him, the Google co-founders (Page and Brin) along with Jeff Bezos form a second tier of billionaires. Page with $270 billion thanks to Alphabet's dominance in artificial intelligence, Bezos with $255 billion supported by AWS and Amazon's logistics machine. Sergey Brin has $251 billion, Larry Ellison $248 billion, while Mark Zuckerberg continues to rise with $233 billion.

What strikes me when observing the world's wealthiest people on this list is the pattern: they are not aristocratic heirs or oil magnates, but founders who have ridden the waves of AI, cloud computing, and space technology. Bernard Arnault remains the exception in luxury ($205 billion), but the rest of the top 10 is dominated by tech.

Semiconductors, cloud, space, and AI are fueling this exponential wealth expansion. Those who have held onto their shares in their projects for two decades are seeing their returns multiply. It’s the result of long-term bets finally paying off big time.

Looking at the wealthiest people in the world today, the message is quite clear: technology continues to be the main driver of wealth. If you want to understand where global money is heading, just look at who is winning in AI, space, and digital infrastructure.