🐋 The AI boom has created 45 new billionaires
In the Forbes 2026 ranking, 45 entrepreneurs have emerged who have become wealthy through artificial intelligence.
Currently, there are 86 billionaires associated with AI worldwide, with a combined net worth of approximately $2.9 trillion.
The leader among the newcomers is Edwin Chen, founder of Surge AI, with a capital of around $18 billion.
Among the new wealthy are the founders of Mistral AI, MiniMax, ElevenLabs, Perplexity, and other AI companies, as well as developers of infrastructure for data centers and model training.
Meanwhile, the largest tech giants continue to be the main beneficiaries of the AI boom: Elon Musk, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, and Jensen Huang.
#forbes