Elon Musk is now worth more than $400 billion, the first person to ever do it
A new $350 billion value for SpaceX helped to lift Musk’s net worth to a historic high—more than for any billionaire Forbes has ever tracked.
Phoebe Liu, Forbes Staff
Which tech titans have been cashing out in 2024?
More than a dozen tech billionaires on The Forbes 400 sold more than $15 billion worth of stock so far this year, with one person counting for more than half. Here’s who sold the most.
Billionaire Peter Thiel sold $600 million of Palantir stock this week
As data mining firm Palantir’s shares continue to climb, Thiel is cashing out. He’s not the only Palantir insider doing so.
Christina Cacioppo’s software startup just raised new funds at a $2.5 billion valuation
One of America’s most successful self-made women, Vanta CEO Cacioppo talks about navigating her company’s growth and putting herself and her company at center stage.
These 10 Nvidia shareholders have gotten US$36 billion richer in a month
The buzzy chip firm’s CEO Jensen Huang isn’t the only one scoring big, thanks to Nvidia’s soaring shares.
Who is Frank McCourt, the billionaire trying to buy TikTok?
McCourt sold the Los Angeles Dodgers for a hefty sum in 2012. Here’s how he’s been building his business and media empire since, and setting up a potential consortium to purchase TikTok.
Why billionaires like MacKenzie Scott and Reid Hoffman are partnering with this nonprofit trying to shake up philanthropy
By organizing challenges and pre-screening small nonprofits, Lever for Change has helped a handful of billionaires shift some giving towards global grassroots organizations.
The Billionaires Getting Rich From AI 2024
From Jensen Huang to Lisa Su, these new members of the Forbes list are already getting rich off artificial intelligence.
Jeff Bezos just parted with $2 billion worth of Amazon shares
The world’s third-richest person sold some of his Amazon stock for the first time in more than two years.
This Nvidia cofounder could have been worth $70 billion. Instead, he lives off the grid
If Curtis Priem, Nvidia’s first CTO, had held onto all his stock, he’d be the 16th richest person in America. Instead, he sold out years ago and gave most of his fortune to his alma mater Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.