#wealth-rankings

#wealth-rankings

Alphabet's cofounders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, are worth $265 billion and $246 billion each as of Monday's close, per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. They're the second- and third-richest people on the planet, behind only Elon Musk and his $638 billion net worth. Page and Brin have added $97 billion and $88 billion to their respective fortunes since the start of January, for a joint wealth gain of $185 billion, the rich list shows.

Elon Musk leads the pack of wealthiest Americans with a staggering net worth of $428 billion, followed by Larry Ellison, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, and Larry Page. Real estate and construction tycoons, such as Hendricks, have amassed significant wealth, collectively representing $168.7 billion of the $6.6 trillion net worth of the Forbes 400 List individuals. Hendricks, who stands out as America's richest self-made woman billionaire, has earned fame lately for her initiatives to revitalize her hometown of Beloit, WI.

The switch in the ranking came after a blockbuster earnings report from Oracle, powered by multibillion-dollar orders, sent Oracle stock shooting up. Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison has wrested the title of the world's richest person from longtime holder Elon Musk. On Wednesday, as stock in Ellison's software giant rocketed more than a third in a stunning few minutes of trading, Ellison's net worth surpassed the Tesla CEO, according to wealth tracker Bloomberg.

Larry Ellison's net worth has risen to $254 billion, surpassing Mark Zuckerberg and positioning him as the second richest person behind Elon Musk, valued at $349 billion.