10 tech billionaires hold $2.2 trillion — comparable to Canada's entire economy. Most are actively shaping AI.
Elon Musk
Net worth: $460 billion
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Austria
GDP: $470 billion
One person's wealth equals an entire nation's annual economic output.
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The Concentration of Power
10 Billionaires Combined$2.0T
≈ Italy's entire GDP
10 tech billionaires hold $2.2 trillion — comparable to Canada's GDP.
Most are actively shaping AI. They own the platforms, fund the labs and direct the capital.
Tech Billionaires: Most Actively Shaping AI
When fortunes rival nations, incentives shape the future more than institutions.
These 10 tech billionaires - 8 actively shaping AI - own the platforms, fund the labs and direct the capital. Understanding this concentration is the first step to thinking clearly about what comes next.
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How long could this wealth power global AI infrastructure?
Elon Musk's $460B could fund all global LLM infrastructure for this long.
Daily infrastructure cost: $548M
📊 At Current Global Scale
Global LLM infrastructure costs $200 billion per year.
Even the world's richest person could only sustain it for a couple of years.
⚠️ At Projected Scale
By 2027, LLM infrastructure is projected to cost $400 billion per year.
The runway shrinks rapidly. By 2030, even the combined wealth of all 10 billionaires would last around two years.
📋 Data Sources & Methodology▼
Last Updated
November 2025
Net Worth Sources
Forbes Real-Time Billionaires List (November 2025) and Bloomberg Billionaires Index
Net-worth figures are approximate and rounded, based on Forbes Real-Time and Bloomberg Billionaires Index, as of November 2025. Values fluctuate daily with stock prices.
AI Company Financial Sources
OpenAI: Up to $40B in equity funding commitments (2025)
Anthropic: $20B+ total funding (Google, Amazon, others)
xAI: At least $6B in disclosed funding
Microsoft: ~$80B AI-related capex 2025
Alphabet: ~$350B annual revenue
NVIDIA: ~$130B annual revenue
Infrastructure Cost Estimates (Scenarios)
2025: ~$200B/year – illustrative global estimate based on Microsoft's $80B AI capex + hyperscaler trends
2027: ~$400B/year – aligned with analyst projections ($400–500B annually)