Meet Jensen Huang, the Nvidia CEO who is now one of the world's richest people

Nvidia CEO Jensen HuangMandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is now worth $113 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaire Index.

• His fortune has ballooned over the past year following a surge in Nvidia stock.

• Huang is now richer than Rob, Jim, or Alice Walton, per the Bloomberg index.

Nvidia has emerged as one of the main winners of the AI investing craze — and the good times keep rolling for the semiconductor giant.

One obvious winner anytime the year's hottest stock surges is Nvidia CEO and cofounder Jensen Huang. His net worth jumped over the past year, according to data from Bloomberg, as investors seized on better-than-expected sales and profits.

Huang's personal fortune of $113 billion now puts him 13th on the outlet's Billionaires Index. He's richer than every Walmart heir, including founder Sam Walton's three children Rob, Jim, and Alice.

By Huileng Tan

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