Larry Page Becomes World's Second-Richest Person: The Net Worth, The Hype, and The Hiding
Alright, so Larry Page, the dude who co-founded Google with Sergey Brin back in '98, is now apparently the second-richest person on the planet. Larry Page Passes Larry Ellison Becoming World’s Second-Richest He passed Larry Ellison, that other Larry who owns Oracle. Big deal.
The AI Hype Machine
Alphabet's stock is soaring, something about AI chips and Meta maybe renting them in 2027. 2027? Seriously? That's like planning your next vacation three years in advance. Who even knows what AI will be in 2027? Probably sentient toasters demanding equal rights.
And this "Gemini 3" model, supposedly smarter than ChatGPT? Give me a break. It's all marketing hype. Every damn company is slapping "AI" on their products now, even if it's just a glorified chatbot that can't tell the difference between a cat and a toaster. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is cheerleading Gemini's performance on X? Okay, and? Celebrities endorse garbage products all the time. Doesn't mean I'm buying it. Alphabet shares are up 68% this year. So what? The stock market is basically a casino with slightly better odds.
Larry Page's net worth supposedly jumped nearly $15 billion in one session. $15 billion! That's more than most countries' entire GDP. And for what? For writing some code that helps people find cat videos faster? I'm not saying he didn't work hard, or that Sergey Brin and Larry Page aren't smart guys, but let's be real: this level of wealth is obscene.
The Problem With Billionaires
Speaking of obscene, Page's net worth went from $50.9 billion in 2020 to $144 billion at the beginning of 2025. That's insane. And Ellison ain't exactly hurting either, even if his fortune did take a recent dip. I mean, what are these guys even doing with all that money? Building underground bunkers to escape the AI apocalypse they helped create? Funding flying car projects that inevitably fail? Oh wait, Page already did that.
And let's not forget the whole Larry Page Epstein connection. Sure, he denied any close relationship, but the fact that his name even came up in that context... yeah, not a good look.
Sergey Brin passed Jeff Bezos too, apparently. Who cares? It's just musical chairs with the ultra-rich. They're all playing the same game, hoarding wealth while the rest of us struggle to pay rent and offcourse afford groceries.
So What's the Point?
I guess what I'm saying is, this whole thing just feels… wrong. Larry Page becomes the second-richest person because his company is riding the AI hype wave? It's a self-fulfilling prophecy. The more money they make, the more power they wield, the more they can influence the narrative. And we're all just along for the ride.
Maybe I'm just jealous. Maybe I'm just a bitter old cynic who can't stand to see other people succeed. Then again, maybe I'm the only one who sees through this charade. Probably not.
Money Can't Buy You Class (Or Maybe Even Sanity)
So, Larry Page is richer than Croesus. Big freaking deal. It doesn't change the fact that these tech billionaires live in a completely different reality than the rest of us. And honestly, judging by some of their decisions, I'm not convinced they're any smarter than the average shmoe. More money than god, less common sense than a goldfish. That's the real story.