Oracle's stock decline leads to Larry Ellison's assets dropping by $124.8 billion in one month
Odaily reported on the 14th local time that, according to Forbes, Oracle founder and chairman Larry Ellison's assets have decreased by $124.8 billion (approximately 186 trillion Korean won) in just over a month. On the 1st of last month, Oracle's stock price was $250 per share. Holding 40% of Oracle, Larry Ellison's total assets exceeded $300 billion, making him the world's second-richest person after Elon Musk. Recently, Oracle has faced continuous selling pressure. On the 13th, its stock price fell to $133 per share, its lowest level in 14 months. Larry Ellison's assets dropped to $175.2 billion, pushing his wealth ranking down to 8th place, below NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's $176.3 billion.
Last year, Oracle signed a $300 billion contract with AI startup OpenAI and began building related infrastructure like data centers. Oracle has already invested $55.7 billion in AI data centers and announced an additional $70 billion investment. On the 9th, Standard & Poor's downgraded Oracle's credit rating from BBB to BBB-, a level just above junk bond status. (ETNews SW).
