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Larry Ellison
Larry Ellison co-founded Oracle in 1977 and is its executive chair and CTO; most of his fortune is his stake of about 38% in the database and cloud software company.
- Forbes estimate
- $184B
- Forbes, 9 Oct 2026
- Forbes rank
- No. 8
- 9 Oct 2026
- Stake in Oracle
- 38.2%
- Net worth, Bloomberg
- $192B
- Bloomberg, 9 Oct 2026
- Born
- 17 Aug 1944
- New York City, United States
- Education
- Left university without a degree
- Left the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign without a degree
- Giving Pledge
- Signed in 2010
Where the fortune sits
Oracle stock
Oracle
database and cloud software, founded 1977
1,158,375,174 shares of common stock; one class, one vote per share
DEF 14A (proxy statement), 21 Sep 2026
Executive chair and CTO (since September 2014)
Other holdings
Paramount Skydance
Ellison family entities (Larry and David Ellison) held about 77.5% of Class A at 2025-12-31; after the 2026 Warner Bros. Discovery deal the family holds the largest stake; his own share is not stated
Indian Wells Tennis Garden and BNP Paribas Open
Owner since 2009 (tennis venue and tournament)
Tesla
1.5% (15,290,975 shares) as of 2022-03-31; no current figure cited
Lanai, Hawaii and other real estate
Bloomberg lists real estate including Hawaii's Lanai island
Where Larry stands among 73
Everyone on the site, grouped by their answer. Larry Ellison is outlined.
How the fortune started
Founded it
Founded it 42
Inherited and grew it 12
Built it up 8
Inherited it 6
Through marriage 5
Industry
Technology
Technology 24
Finance 10
Several industries 9
Metals and mining 6
Retail 4
Fashion and beauty 4
Media 3
Food and drink 3
Shipping 3
Crypto 2
Oil, gas and chemicals 2
Healthcare 1
Casinos and resorts 1
Property and sports 1
Giving Pledge
Signed
Signed 11
Not a signer 61
Not stated 1
Education
Left university without a degree
Left university without a degree 6
Bachelor's degree 27
Graduate degree 24
No university 5
Not stated 11
Role today
Runs the company
Runs the company 32
Chair, board or owner 25
Founder, no executive role 8
No role 4
Retired 4
The person
- Born
- 17 Aug 1944New York City, United States
- Citizenship
- United States
- Lives in
- Manalapan, Florida, United States
- Education
- Left university without a degreeLeft the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign without a degree
- Parents
- Born to Florence Spellman, a 19-year-old single mother, and adopted by her aunt and uncle, Lillian and Louis Ellison, who raised him in Chicago
What they give
- Giving Pledge
- Signed in 2010
- Foundation
- Larry Ellison Foundation
- Lifetime giving
- $0.5BForbes, undefined undefined 2014. Forbes' 2014 America's Top Givers figure ($507 million lifetime), reported in 2016; no newer estimate cited
Role and record
- Role now
- Runs the companyExecutive chair and chief technology officer of Oracle
- Successor
- Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia, co-CEOs since September 2025
- Public office
- Member, President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), 2026-
- Legal record
- 2005, San Mateo County Superior CourtA judge approved his settlement of a shareholder suit over Oracle stock sales in 2001: he agreed to donate $100 million to charity in Oracle's name and pay $22 million in attorneys' fees, while denying wrongdoing.
