Larry Ellison, Co-founder and CTO of Oracle Corporation, USA, has become the world’s second-richest person after his net worth surged to $258.8 billion in June 2025. The billionaire’s fortune rose significantly after Oracle’s strong Q4 2025 results caused the company’s share price to surge by nearly 14% on 11 June 2025.
Oracle Corporation’s Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Larry Ellison, has become the world’s second-richest person after his net worth soared to $258.8 billion, according to data from Forbes and Bloomberg. The jump in Ellison’s wealth follows Oracle Corporation’s strong fourth-quarter earnings results, which drove a sharp increase in the company’s share price.
Oracle Corporation, a California-based multinational tech firm, specializes in database software, cloud engineering systems, and enterprise software products. The company was co-founded by Larry Ellison in 1977 and remains a dominant force in enterprise IT and cloud services.
On 11 June 2025, Oracle reported Q4 FY25 revenue of $15.9 billion, marking an 11% year-on-year increase. The company’s cloud services and license support revenues rose 14% in constant currency to reach $11.7 billion. Oracle’s net income (GAAP) stood at $3.4 billion, while earnings per share were reported at $1.19.
Following the earnings report, Oracle’s share price surged by nearly 14% during market hours on 12 June 2025 and closed 7.6% higher at $215.22 on 13 June 2025. The rally added billions to Ellison’s fortune, helping him surpass Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to become the second-richest person globally, according to Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaires list.
However, Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index still places Ellison in third position with a net worth of $234 billion as of the last update, noting a $13.9 billion gain following Oracle’s stock rally.
Ellison, who owns over 40% of Oracle shares, also holds stakes in Tesla, a luxury Hawaiian island (Lanai), a tennis tournament, and a sailing team. His diversified investments and Oracle’s robust market performance contributed to his rising net worth.
Oracle CEO Safra Catz stated, “FY25 was a very good year — but we believe FY26 will be even better as our revenue growth rates will be dramatically higher.”
Chairman and CTO Larry Ellison added, “MultiCloud database revenue from Amazon, Google, and Azure grew 115% from Q3 to Q4,” underlining the firm’s growing presence in cloud infrastructure.
Oracle shares have delivered 295% returns over the past five years and gained over 52% in the past one year. On a year-to-date basis in 2025, the shares are up by 29.63%, trading 23.26% higher over the last five sessions, with a 52-week high of $216.60.
Ellison’s position as one of the world’s most influential tech billionaires continues to rise alongside Oracle’s expanding cloud portfolio and investor confidence.
