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Oracle's Larry Ellison surpasses Elon Musk as world's richest man Oracle's Larry Ellison surpasses Elon Musk as world's richest man
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Larry Ellison, pictured at an Oval Office meeting earlier this year, has overtaken Elon Musk in fortuneLarry Ellison, pictured at an Oval Office meeting earlier this year, has overtaken Elon Musk in fortune
Elon Musk has lost his title as the world's richest person to Larry Ellison, the co-founder of Oracle and an ally of US President Donald Trump.Elon Musk has lost his title as the world's richest person to Larry Ellison, the co-founder of Oracle and an ally of US President Donald Trump.
Ellison's wealth surged to $393bn (£290bn) on Wednesday morning, surpassing Musk's $385bn (£284bn), according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.Ellison's wealth surged to $393bn (£290bn) on Wednesday morning, surpassing Musk's $385bn (£284bn), according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Shares in Oracle soared more than 40% after the database software company gave investors a surprisingly rosy outlook for its cloud infrastructure business and artificial intelligence deals. Shares in Oracle soared more than 40% after the database software company gave investors a surprisingly rosy outlook for its cloud infrastructure business and artificial intelligence (AI) deals.
Ellison, whose net worth is tied to the company, has steadily built his fortune over the past five decades. Oracle has recently been propelled by growing demand for data centre infrastructure. Ellison, whose net worth is tied to the company, has steadily built his fortune over the past five decades.
Musk had held the title of world's richest person for nearly one year. He could receive a pay package worth over $1tn (£740bn) if he hits a list of ambitious targets over the next decade, the board of the electric car firm has proposed.
But shares in Musk's most valuable business, Tesla, have fallen this year.
The electric vehicle maker has grappled with investor jitters over the Trump administration's rollback of electric vehicle initiatives, on top of consumer backlash to Musk's political involvement.
Oracle has recently been propelled by growing demand for data centre infrastructure.
The company projected as part of its quarterly earnings report on Tuesday that revenue from its cloud business will jump 77% this year, to $18bn, with further growth expected in the coming years.The company projected as part of its quarterly earnings report on Tuesday that revenue from its cloud business will jump 77% this year, to $18bn, with further growth expected in the coming years.
Oracle also reported a surge in demand among AI companies for its data centres, which helped push its stock dramatically higher. Oracle has reported a surge in demand among AI companies for its data centres, which helped push its stock dramatically higher.
It signed four multibillion-dollar contracts with customers in the last quarter and anticipates several more deals in the months ahead, chief executive Safra Catz said on Tuesday.It signed four multibillion-dollar contracts with customers in the last quarter and anticipates several more deals in the months ahead, chief executive Safra Catz said on Tuesday.
Oracle's surge comes as shares in Tesla, Musk's most valuable business, have fallen this year. Trump ties and media ambitions
The electric vehicle maker has grappled with investor jitters over the Trump administration's rollback of electric vehicle initiatives, on top of consumer backlash to Musk's political involvement. When Trump returned to the White House in January, Ellison, 81, appeared alongside OpenAI's Sam Altman and SoftBank's Masayoshi Son to announce a project called Stargate, to build out AI infrastructure in the US.
Musk had held the title of world's richest person for nearly one year. Oracle has also emerged as a possible buyer of TikTok, the app owned by the Chinese internet company ByteDance. TikTok is facing a ban in the US unless it divests itself of its ByteDance ownership.
In January, when asked whether he was open to Musk buying TikTok, Trump responded: "I'd like Larry to buy it, too."
Ellison's media ambitions extend beyond TikTok.
He funded the bulk of a $8bn bid by his son to acquire Paramount, which owns CBS and MTV.
That deal between Paramount and the media company Skydance, which is controlled by his son David, closed last month.