Huang vs Dell

Nvidia and Dell Technologies.

The differences

Forbes puts Michael Dell about $88.9B ahead of Jensen Huang.Forbes figures from 6 Oct 2026 and 15 Oct 2026.
Both started the company their money comes from.

Put someone else on either side

Huang

Dell

Net worth, Forbes: $192BForbes, 15 Oct 2026; $281BForbes, 6 Oct 2026
Net worth, Bloomberg: $190BBloomberg, 9 Oct 2026; $268BBloomberg, 9 Oct 2026
Forbes rank: No. 7Real-Time list, 15 Oct 2026; No. 5Real-Time list, 14 Oct 2026
Billionaire since: Not stated; 1996Bloomberg: his stake was worth more than $1 billion eight years after the 1988 IPO

How it started: Co-founded itCo-founded Nvidia in 1993 with Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem (Bloomberg); Nvidia calls him co-founder; Founded itFounded the company with $1,000 in 1984, at 19
Main source: Nvidia stockBloomberg: 'The majority of Jensen Huang's fortune is derived from his stake in Nvidia'; Dell Technologies stockBloomberg: 'Much of Michael Dell's fortune is derived from his stake in Dell Technologies'
Companies: NvidiaNvidia: Founder, president and CEO, and director; Dell TechnologiesDell Technologies: Chairman and CEO
Biggest stake: Nvidia3.3% owned; Dell Technologies40.9% owned

Born: 17 Feb 1963Taiwan; 23 Feb 1965Houston, Texas, United States
Country: United StatesLives in Los Altos, California, United States; United StatesLives in Austin, Texas, United States
Education: Graduate degreeBSEE, Oregon State University; MSEE, Stanford University; Left university without a degreeLeft the University of Texas at Austin
Parents: His father was a chemical engineer and his mother taught grade school; His father was an orthodontist and his mother a financial consultant

Giving Pledge: Not a signer; Not a signer
Foundation: Jen-Hsun and Lori Huang Foundation; Michael & Susan Dell FoundationEstablished in 1999 with his wife, Susan Dell
Lifetime giving: Not stated; $10BMichael & Susan Dell Foundation, date not stated. Amount Michael and Susan Dell have committed to date, as the foundation reports it; a commitment, not money paid out. Includes the $6.25 billion pledged in 2025 for children's investment accounts

Role now: Runs the companyFounder, president and CEO of Nvidia; Runs the companyChairman and CEO of Dell Technologies
Successor: None namedNo successor named; his daughter Madison Huang (senior director, physical AI product marketing) and son Spencer Huang (product manager, robotics) are employed by Nvidia, per its 2026 proxy; neither is on Nvidia's management team page; None namedThe 2026 10-K lists the executive officers without naming a successor; no other family member is among them
Public office: Member, President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)2026-; Member, President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST); Member, President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)2001; 2026-
Legal record: None found; 2010: US SECSettled SEC disclosure charges over Dell Inc.'s reporting of payments from Intel, without admitting or denying the allegations; agreed to pay a $4 million civil penalty.