Larry Ellison
Oracle · Manalapan, Florida
Net worth
$170.7B
Today
+$13.0B+8.21%Past month
−$8.5B−4.72%As of Nov 11, 2026, 1:50 PM EST
Larry Ellison is chairman, chief technology officer and cofounder of software giant Oracle, of which he owns roughly 40%. Ellison gave up the Oracle CEO role in 2014 after 37 years at the helm. In September 2025, he became the second person ever worth more than $400 billion, thanks to an AI-driven boom in Oracle's stock price. In 2012, he bought nearly all of the Hawaii island of Lanai for $300 million. Ellison sat on Tesla's board from 2018 to 2022. He owned 45 million split-adjusted shares before stepping down as a director. Ellison also owns nearly 50% of media giant Paramount Skydance, which formed after the nearly $28 billion (enterprise value) merger of Paramount and his son David's Skydance in August 2025.
Net worth over time
Principal holdings
5 positions| Company | Industry | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Oracle NYSE: ORCL | Technology | 80.3% | $137.1B |
Private and other holdings | Technology | 8.1% | $13.8B |
Tesla NASDAQ: TSLA | Technology | 7.5% | $12.8B |
Skydance Corporation Class B NYSE: SKYD | Technology | 2.4% | $4.2B |
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. NASDAQ: SPCX | Technology | 1.7% | $2.8B |
Also known for
- Ellison never finished college. He started out building databases for the CIA.
- Daughter Megan has financed films such as Zero Dark Thirty and American Hustle; son David produced mainstream movies like The Terminator and Mission: Impossible.
“When people start telling you that you're crazy, you just might be on to the most important innovation in your life.”