Under the leadership of Musk, Zuckerberg, and Huang Renxun, the world's 500 richest people are reaching a new milestone in 2024: a total net worth of $10 trillion. The unstoppable rise of U.S. tech stocks has played a key role in the wealth growth of these three individuals, and has similarly boosted the net worth of Larry Ellison, Bezos, Michael Dell, and Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, with the assets of just these eight tech giants rising by over $600 billion in 2024. Dominating the 2024 global billionaire list is Musk, the so-called 'first buddy' of incoming U.S. President Trump, whose close relationship with Trump has helped skyrocket the value of his companies, allowing his wealth to reach an unprecedented $442.1 billion, an increase of $213 billion since the beginning of the year.