Jensen Huang has added about $93 billion to his net worth in under 18 months, leaving him just three spots away from breaking into the ranks of the world's 10 wealthiest people.
The Nvidia cofounder and CEO's 3.5% stake in his company was worth less than $14 billion at the start of last year. With a fortune of that size now he'd barely crack the top 150.
Since then, Nvidia stock has skyrocketed from below $150 to north of $1,200 an increase of more than 700%. The chipmaker's market capitalization just passed $3 trillion for the first time, leapfrogging Apple to become the world's second-largest public company after Microsoft ($3.15 trillion).
Huang now ranks 13th on Bloomberg's rich list with a $107 billion fortune. Only Michael Dell ($109 billion), Mukesh Ambani ($109 billion), and Warren Buffett ($135 billion) stand between him and a top 10 spot.
