Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is now worth $180 billion, races ahead of former Microsoft CEO

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s net worth has surged close to $180 billion, vaulting him ahead of tech executives including former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Dell founder Michael Dell as his company becomes the first ever to reach a $5 trillion market valuation.

According to Forbes' Real-Time Billionaires Index, Huang's net worth jumped 3.05% (or $5.3 billion) to $179.7 billion after the chipmaker's market capitalisation passed the historic threshold.The surge places Huang comfortably ahead of several prominent technology billionaires: Steve Ballmer (former Microsoft CEO): $162.2 billion and Michael Dell (Dell founder): $158.1 billion. However, Google's cofounders – the closest tech executives above him – still maintain larger fortunes: Sergey Brin: $210.8 billion and Larry Page: $227.3 billion.

Nvidia's $5 trillion market cap milestone

Huang's personal fortune is due to Nvidia's rise as the most powerful company to supply AI chips. The company is the first ever to reach $5 trillion in market value – a milestone achieved just over three months after crossing $4 trillionWhile Nvidia stands alone at $5 trillion, it joins an exclusive club of mega-cap technology companies. Apple and Microsoft have also crossed $4 trillion in market value in recent months, though neither has yet reached Nvidia's valuation.

List of wealthy tech executives

Huang's nearly $180 billion fortune places him among an elite group of technology founders and executives whose net worth is largely tied to their companies' stock performance: