Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison has dethroned Tesla CEO Elon Musk because the world’s richest particular person. 

Ellison’s internet value grew a large $101 billion Wednesday morning to $393 billion, surpassing Musk’s $385 billion fortune, based on Bloomberg.  

The surge in Ellison’s wealth comes after Oracle’s inventory soared 40 % Wednesday. The corporate reported earnings late Tuesday, touting a number of multibillion-dollar contracts which might be anticipated to lead to $455 billion in future income. 

“It was an astonishing quarter—and demand for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure continues to build,” Oracle CEO Safra Catz stated in an announcement. 

Catz added that the cloud firm plans to enroll a number of extra multibillion-dollar clients within the subsequent few months, which might push its remaining efficiency obligations above $500 billion. 

She additionally laid out an bold forecast for Oracle’s cloud infrastructure division, with the corporate anticipating a 77 % improve in income to $18 billion in fiscal yr 2026. It additional anticipates cloud infrastructure income will develop to $32 billion, $73 billion, $114 billion and $144 billion over the next 4 years. 

Musk, who has held the title of the world’s richest particular person for practically a yr, noticed his internet value surge to a peak of $486 billion final December. Nonetheless, his wealth declined considerably earlier this yr, as his authorities work weighed closely on his firms, most notably Tesla.