Larry Ellison becomes the world's richest person- but not for long
Oracle(US:ORCL) Bloomberg Technologyยท2025-09-15 15:29Larry Ellison became the world's richest person for the first time, passing Elon Musk. After Oracle's blowout earnings, Ellison's fortune jumped more than $100 billion, pushing him to the very top of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Musk regained his position after a few hours.But who is Larry Ellison and how did he get here. Ellison dropped out of college and moved to Berkeley, California, where he worked on a database for the CIA called Oracle. With two partners, he eventually founded the company that be ...