BBC News: Larry Ellison briefly tops Elon Musk as world's richest person
BBC News: Larry Ellison briefly tops Elon Musk as world's richest person
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Oracle's Larry Ellison briefly surpasses Elon Musk as world's richest man
The Oracle cofounder's wealth temporarily overtook Musk's fortune, propelled by an AI boom.
Elon Musk briefly 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.