Elite $100 Billion Club Gets Two New Members Via Tech Boom

Google’s Page and Brin joined the exclusive group last week
Other members include Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Bill Gates

World’s 8 Richest Worth $1 Trillion

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By Yoojung Lee

April 12, 2021 at 4:48 AM UTC

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April 12, 2021 at 2:24 PM UTC

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The rally in tech shares has taken the number of people with fortunes of more than $100 billion to eight.

Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin joined the exclusive club last week, entering a group dominated by U.S. tech entrepreneurs, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The world’s eight richest people together hold fortunes of more than $1 trillion and have added $110 billion combined this year.