It’s interesting to see how much the global wealth landscape has changed at the very top. Judging by the data from the beginning of the year, the top 10 richest people in the world are practically a game for technological innovators.

Elon Musk dominated the ranking with a fortune reaching 726 billion dollars — something like this has never happened before. His position is getting stronger thanks to the growth of SpaceX, Starlink, and of course Tesla. Add to that the growing influence in artificial intelligence, and you’ll understand why the gap between him and everyone else is so huge.

In second place is Larry Page from Alphabet — around 270 billion. Google and its moves in AI are a solid foundation. Next comes Jeff Bezos from Amazon, who has 255 billion. AWS and logistics are a money-making machine.

Further down in the top 10 list of the world’s richest people, we have Sergey Brin (251 mld), Larry Ellison (248 mld), Mark Zuckerberg (233 mld), Bernard Arnault (205 mld), Steve Ballmer (170 mld), Jensen Huang (156 mld), and Warren Buffett (151 mld).

What’s going on here? Artificial intelligence, cloud computing, semiconductors, space technology — all of it drives growth. American tech companies are dominating like never before. These guys who held shares in their companies from the very beginning are now reaping the benefits of their long-term decisions.

Interestingly, most of them aren’t just rich — they are people who are actually shaping the future of technology. It’s worth keeping an eye on what the top 10 richest people in the world will look like over the next year, because at this pace, quite a few entirely new names could appear.