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Larry Ellison vs Elon Musk

Real-time net worth, career, and company comparison — updated June 2026.

Larry Ellison

Larry Ellison

CEO, Oracle Corporation
Net Worth
$234.911B
+3.42% today
Elon Musk
Wealthier

Elon Musk

CEO, Tesla, Inc.
Net Worth
$807.656B
+$572.7B more than Larry
+1.18% today

Wealth at a Glance

Larry Ellison$234.911B
Elon Musk$807.656B

Net worth gap: $572.7B — equivalent to 71% of Elon's total wealth.

Tale of the Tape

Larry Ellison
Elon Musk
$234.911B
Net Worth
$807.656B
#5
Global Rank
#1
81
Age
54
UNITED STATES
Country
UNITED STATES
Oracle
Source of Wealth
Tesla, SpaceX
Technology
Industry
Technology
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (dropped out); University of Chicago (dropped out)
Education
University of Pennsylvania (BA, BS)

Career Highlights

Larry Ellison

  1. 1977
    Co-founded Oracle
    Co-founded Software Development Laboratories (SDL), which later became Oracle Corporation.
  2. 1979
    Released Oracle
    Released Oracle, the first commercial relational database program to use SQL.
  3. 1986
    Oracle went public
    Oracle went public.
  4. 2014
    Stepped down as CEO of Oracle
    Stepped down as CEO of Oracle after 37 years.

Elon Musk

  1. 1995
    Co-founded Zip2
    Co-founded Zip2, an online city guide for newspapers.
  2. 1999
    Co-founded X.com
    Co-founded X.com, which later became PayPal.
  3. 2002
    Founded SpaceX
    Founded Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX).
  4. 2004
    Became Chairman of Tesla
    Led the first funding round for Tesla and became its Chairman.
  5. 2008
    Became CEO of Tesla
    Became CEO of Tesla Motors.

Net Worth History

YearLarryElonLeader
2022—$146B—
2023—$235.5B—
2024$197B$839.6BElon
2025$190B$839BElon
2026$234.911B$807.656BElon

The Verdict: Elon Musk vs Larry Ellison

As of June 2026, Elon Musk leads this comparison with a net worth of $807.656B, placing at #1 in the global rankings. Larry Ellison follows at $234.911B — a gap of $572.7B.

Both executives operate in the Technology sector, making this a direct peer comparison. Their wealth trajectories reflect the broader performance of that industry over time, though individual company strategy, equity ownership structure, and capital allocation decisions have driven meaningfully different outcomes.

Larry Ellison is 81 years old versus 54 for Elon Musk, a difference of 27 years. Age context matters in wealth comparisons: a younger billionaire at the same net worth has had less time to accumulate — and in many cases represents a higher compound annual growth rate on their wealth.

Net worth figures are estimates calculated from public shareholding disclosures, stock price data, and reported asset values. See our full methodology.

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