Former Microsoft boss joins $ 100 billion club .. new member knocks on door

The recent all-time high in Microsoft shares led former company CEO Steve Ballmer to join the world’s youngest premium club, with a net worth of over $ 100 billion, becoming the club’s ninth member. the ultra-rich.

And it looks like a “over $ 100 billion” club is getting closer, as Oracle founder Larry Ellison enters a game, as his net worth rose to $ 98.6 billion on Wednesday, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which was reviewed. On this one, “Al Arabiya.net”.

Ballmer, 65, who resigned as CEO of Microsoft in 2014 and now owns the Los Angeles Clippers of the NBA, rose $ 20.1 billion this year, while Ellison added $ 18.9 billion of dollars.

And it looks like Corona has brought happiness to tech investors, as the fortunes of 7 of the $ 100 billion club members became, stock-driven by tech companies, with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos at the head of. list, whose fortunes stabilized at a record $ 212.1 billion. .

The nine club members – along with Ellison – have added nearly a quarter of a trillion dollars, or $ 245 billion, to their fortunes since the start of the year, and their combined fortune now stands at 1 , $ 36 trillion.

In addition to being mainly at the head of technology companies, the members of the group are predominantly American, with the sole exception of the French luxury magnate Bernard Arnault.