Sou Hu Cai Jing·2025-12-27 08:40Core Insights - The wealth of the global top 1% has seen unprecedented growth this year, driven by the capital market boom fueled by AI, adding over $500 billion to the wealth of U.S. tech giants by 2025 [1] - New AI billionaires are primarily emerging from three sectors: Software as a Service (SaaS), foundational model companies, and service and manufacturing industries that replace human jobs with AI software [3] - AI startups received a total of $202.3 billion in investments in 2025, marking a 75% increase from the previous year's $114 billion [3] Investment Trends - Foundational model companies have become a focal point for capital, raising $80 billion this year, which accounts for approximately 40% of total global AI investment [4] - OpenAI and Anthropic together captured 14% of global AI venture capital this year [4] Notable Billionaires - Elon Musk's wealth increased by nearly 50% to $645 billion, surpassing $500 billion for the first time [4] - Nvidia's market capitalization exceeded $5 trillion, contributing to Jensen Huang's wealth increase of $41.8 billion, reaching $159 billion [4] - Larry Page and Jeff Bezos also saw their net worth rise to $270 billion and $255 billion, respectively [4]