I just noticed an interesting trend — the wealth of the richest people in the world this year is simply skyrocketing. It's not just about the numbers, but about how drastically the balance has shifted. Tech entrepreneurs now dominate the list more than ever before, and this is no coincidence.

Elon Musk remains the richest person in the world with a net worth of about $726 billion. This is an incredible level of personal wealth — something that has never happened in history. His growth is fueled by the rise of SpaceX, the expansion of Starlink, Tesla stocks, and his influence in AI and neurotechnology. When you look at these figures, you realize we are living in a completely new era.

Following him are other tech giants. Larry Page, with his $270 billion thanks to Alphabet’s dominance in artificial intelligence, ranks second. Jeff Bezos is third with $255 billion — AWS and Amazon logistics continue to generate dividends. Then there’s Sergey Brin, Larry Ellison, Mark Zuckerberg, and others.

What’s interesting is that this entire wealth boom is driven by several factors. First, the exponential rise of artificial intelligence and cloud computing. Second, space technologies and the semiconductor industry are experiencing a valuation boom. Third, American tech companies simply dominate the global market. And most importantly — the founders who held onto their shares instead of selling are now seeing their long-term bets fully pay off.

It turns out that the richest person in the world and his circle are mainly people who understood the trends earlier than others and built their empires on them. AI, space, cloud — that’s where the world’s wealth is concentrated. It will be interesting to see what the picture looks like in a couple of years.