Topline
Google cofounder Larry Page passed Oracle’s Larry Ellison on Monday to become the world’s second-richest person, as parent firm Alphabet’s stock continued a weekslong rally fueled by AI momentum.
The Google parent’s stock has accelerated over the last week and is now valued more than Microsoft.
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Key Facts
Shares of Alphabet advanced 5.8% to around $317 as trading opened Monday, following an 8.4% rally for the stock last week that pushed its value from just over $276 to just below $300.
Oracle’s shares fell 1.5% to below $196 after the stock’s roughly 12% plunge over the previous two trading sessions.
Forbes Valuation
Page, who cofounded Google with Sergey Brin in 1998, has a net worth estimated at $255 billion after increasing by $8.7 billion on Monday. Page’s wealth has grown exponentially over the last five years, rising from $50.9 billion in 2020 to just over $144 billion to start 2025. Ellison’s net worth has similarly accelerated this year alone after becoming the second person to be worth $400 billion, though his fortune has dropped in value as Oracle shares have declined in recent weeks, bringing Ellison’s net worth to an estimated $248.8 billion. Brin passed Amazon’s Jeff Bezos ($235.1 billion) to become the world’s fourth-richest with a net worth estimated at $236.4 billion.