I remember, just a couple of months ago, I read about the net worth of the world's wealthiest people at the beginning of the year. The numbers were simply astonishing. Elon Musk then held the position of the richest person in the world with a net worth of $726 billion — that’s an all-time record. No one in modern history has come close to such figures.

What’s interesting is that this didn’t happen by chance. SpaceX’s valuation increased, Starlink is developing rapidly, Tesla maintains its position, plus the whole AI boom and neurotechnology. Musk somehow managed to be at the center of all the major trends simultaneously.

Next on the list are also tech giants, as expected. Larry Page with Google/Alphabet — around $270 billion, Jeff Bezos with Amazon in third place, $255 billion. Bezos is less active in business now, but AWS and Amazon’s logistics continue to generate value.

Sergey Brin, Larry Ellison, Mark Zuckerberg — all are in the top 10, all from the tech sector. Even Bernard Arnault made it into the top five, although he’s from luxury goods, but technology plays a role there too. Interestingly, Warren Buffett, the investment legend, rounds out the top 10 with $151 billion — for him, that’s not the main thing; it’s more about strategy and experience.

When you look at the world’s richest person and their surroundings on the list, it’s clear: AI, cloud computing, space, semiconductors — that’s what drives all this. American tech companies dominate completely. And the key point is the founders who didn’t sell their shares, who believed in their companies from the very beginning. That’s how they accumulated such wealth.

Honestly, this trend shows where the world is heading. Technology is everything. Those who entered AI, space, and cloud early on won big. It will be interesting to see how things look in a year or two when new trends start shaping new fortunes.