Something interesting I noticed: the richest person in the world continues to be Elon Musk, and the gap between him and others is widening in an almost surreal way. In January, he was already talking about 726 billion dollars—a figure that seems straight out of a science fiction movie.

But what strikes me most is not just who is at the top, but how the landscape is completely dominated by technology. SpaceX, Starlink, AI, semiconductors—everything revolves around these sectors. Larry Page in second place with 270 billion, Jeff Bezos in third with 255 billion. All platform builders, all with long-term visions.

I’ve reflected on how these fortunes have multiplied in recent years. The growth of AI has accelerated everything. American tech companies have consolidated their global dominance. Founders who kept their shares have seen their values literally explode.

The full list is quite revealing: besides Musk, Page, and Bezos, there’s Sergey Brin (251 billion), Larry Ellison (248 billion), Mark Zuckerberg (233 billion), Bernard Arnault (205 billion), Steve Ballmer (170 billion), Jensen Huang (156 billion), and Warren Buffett (151 billion).

I think what truly fuels this expansion is the combination of three factors: first, the explosion of AI and cloud computing that has multiplied the values of major platforms; second, the boom in the space and semiconductor sectors that has turned Musk’s and Huang’s companies into value-creating machines; third, the fact that these founders have maintained significant stakes in their companies while they grew exponentially.

It’s hard to imagine the world’s richest person pulling even further ahead of the competition, but if this continues, we could see even crazier numbers in the coming years. Technology is indeed transforming not only how we live but also how global wealth is distributed.