Nvidia Corp.’s Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang grew as much as $4.2 billion richer after the company’s latest earnings and forecast beat estimates.
The shares surged as much as 10% in aftermarket trading, boosting Huang’s total fortune to $46.1 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. If that gain can be sustained, Huang is poised to end up among the world’s 25 wealthiest individuals, the index shows.
Huang’s 3.5% stake in Nvidia makes up the vast majority of his fortune. The company’s shares soared during the Covid-19 pandemic – when the crypto boom drove up usage of its chips for mining – before falling by almost two-thirds over the course of a year and shooting back up. So far this year they have more than tripled in value with the rise of AI demand.
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