Archive · 24 Sep 2025
California's Richest: Tech Titans Dominate Forbes List
California is home to many billionaires, especially thanks to the tech industry.
A new Forbes list shows that California has 85 billionaires.
Larry Ellison, the founder of Oracle, is the richest in the state.
Other rich people include founders of Google, Meta, and Nvidia.
The total wealth of the top 400 richest people is $6.6 trillion.
Many of these billionaires got rich from technology companies in Silicon Valley.
Forbes' list of the 400 richest Americans includes 85 billionaires from California.
The combined wealth of the 400 richest is $6.6 trillion.
Larry Ellison, founder of Oracle, is California's wealthiest person.
Many California billionaires made their fortunes in the tech industry.
Silicon Valley and a strong economy contribute to the state's wealth.
- Who
- California's richest people
- What
- Forbes' list of richest people in California
- When
- 2025
- Where
- California
- Why
- To highlight the wealth generated by the tech industry and the state's economy
- Richest Californian
- Larry Ellison
- Total Wealth of Top 400 Americans
- $6.6 Trillion
- California Billionaires Among Top 400
- 85
- Second Richest in US
- Larry Ellison
- Notable Tech Company Founders
- Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Mark Zuckerberg, Jensen Huang
