I recently noticed a quite interesting phenomenon—this Saudi prince, Alwaleed bin Talal, re-entered the Forbes billionaire list in 2025 with a fortune of $16.5 billion. His story actually reflects a shift in investment mindset that’s worth paying attention to.

This Saudi prince comes from an extraordinary background, being the grandson of the founding king of Saudi Arabia. He made the Forbes list as early as 2017 with a net worth of $18.7 billion. Later, because Forbes stopped tracking Saudi billionaires, he was temporarily excluded. But by 2025, he was the only returning Saudi billionaire and ranked 128th globally.

His wealth mainly comes from Kingdom Holding Company, an investment group he founded 45 years ago. He owns 78.13% of it, with an estimated value of about $6.4 billion. The entire investment portfolio of Kingdom Holding is valued at $19 billion, covering stocks, hotels, real estate, and more—this is where the real interest lies.

From technology to real estate, to aviation and education, this Saudi prince’s investment layout is truly comprehensive. He is the second-largest shareholder of social media platform X, and has heavily invested in Elon Musk’s xAI, with an expected investment scale of $4 to $5 billion. The hotel industry accounts for 31% of his investments, including a 23.7% stake in Four Seasons Hotels. In real estate, he owns landmark projects like Kingdom Center in Riyadh and Jeddah Tower.

A particularly noteworthy point is his 800 million USD investment in Citigroup in 1991, which seemed a bit crazy at the time, but by 2005 had appreciated to $10 billion. Now, Kingdom Holding still holds a 1.06% stake in Citigroup. The aviation sector is also a focus—he controls 37.2% of low-cost airline Flynas, which plans to go public on the Saudi exchange this year, aiming to raise at least $2 billion.

The investment logic of this Saudi prince is actually very clear—diversified across multiple industries, long-term layout, strategic moves. Whether it’s tech giants or traditional industries, as long as he sees potential, he dares to invest. From his case, true wealth accumulation isn’t about short-term speculation but about deep understanding of multiple sectors and patience. This kind of investment approach is indeed worth learning from in today’s market environment.