Who’s Larry Ellison and How AI Made Him The Richest Man on Earth
Larry Ellison, the 81-year-old co-founder of Oracle, is having one of the most remarkable moments in modern tech history. After decades in the background as the brash billionaire behind database software, Ellison is now front and centerin the global race for artificial intelligence. In September 2025, following a jaw-dropping $300 billion deal with OpenAI, Ellison briefly overtook Elon Musk to become the richest person on the planet. So how did a company known for enterprise software suddenly become a core player in the AI infrastructure boom? And who exactly is the man behind it all—someone who once preferred sailing yachts over board meetings, but is now building data centers at a scale […]
