Michael Dell Surpasses Jeff Bezos as World's Third Richest Person
In a surprising turn of fortune, Michael Dell has overtaken Jeff Bezos to become the world’s third richest person with an estimated net worth of $276.5 billion according to Forbes. This surge is attributed to the significant rise in Dell Technologies' stock price, which climbed roughly 350% over recent years. Meanwhile, Nvidia continues to dominate AI chip manufacturing and reported strong financials for its last quarter—earning $96.2 billion with a net margin of 75 cents per dollar. In contrast, Dell earned $47 billion but kept only 21 cents on the dollar despite doubling its AI server sales. The disparity in wealth between Michael Dell (owning ~40% of his company) and Nvidia's Jensen Huang (~3%) highlights a key difference: while both companies benefit from the AI boom, ownership structure determines personal gains. In 2013, Dell took his firm private to consolidate control, locking public shareholders out—a move that has now paid off handsomely.
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