Michael Dell is now the fifth richest person in the world—his worth has nearly doubled to $262 billion in the last year alone thanks to AI

The world’s richest entrepreneurs have watched their net worths skyrocket and plummet at the whim of the stock market. And Michael Dell, the founder and CEO of pioneering tech company Dell Technologies, has just seen his wealth double thanks to the AI boom.

The 61-year-old—who owns 40% of his tech company—has gained around $122 billion since this time in 2025, nearly doubling his wealth to a whopping $262 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Other tech players haven’t even touched that level of growth. Larry Page’s net worth has grown $16.3 billion in the past year, while Jeff Bezos has seen his wealth surge $24.5 billion. Mark Zuckerberg has lost $3.3 billion. 

Now, Dell is the fifth richest man in the world, with some outlets like Forbes even ranking him at number two on the world billionaire’s list. And the tech founder’s wealth surge largely comes from his legacy business unexpectedly rising as an AI frontrunner. 

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