Summary:
- Oracle co-founder and CTO Larry Ellison has surpassed Amazon's Jeff Bezos to become the world's second-richest person, with a net worth of $138 billion.
- Ellison's wealth has grown significantly due to Oracle's strong performance, as the company has benefited from the shift to cloud computing and the increased demand for enterprise software.
- The change in the global wealth rankings highlights the continued dominance of tech billionaires, with Elon Musk remaining the world's richest person and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates also among the top five.