#5 Larry Ellison-Net Worth $49.2 Billion $1.3 B | -2.6% As of 4/11/2014

San Francisco lost $11.5 million hosting the America's Cup during the summer of 2013, but that's nothing compared to what Larry Ellison spent bringing the event to town. In September, his Team Oracle pulled off a stunning comeback from a seven-race deficit to win its second consecutive Cup, allowing the Oracle and founder and CEO to choose the setting for the next race. With a loss already on its books San Francisco may not want another event, though little gets in the way of Larry Ellison's ambition--or mouth. In an Aug. 2013 television interview, the Oracle founder said that Apple's best days are behind it after the passing of close friend Steve Jobs and that Google's alleged infringement on Oracle's patents in its Android software was "absolutely evil." Ellison collects houses on Malibu's Carbon Beach and also owns of 98% of Hawaii's Lanai Island. A recently-launched website for the island reveals its owner's larger plans, including a 2015 film festival on the island. His daughter Megan is a growing Hollywood powerhouse and has financed a string of critical successes including American Hustle and Zero Dark Thirty.

CEO and Founder, Oracle

Age 69

Source Of Wealth Oracle, Self Made

Residence Woodside, CA

Citizenship United States

Marital Status Divorced

Children 2
Education
Drop Out, University of Chicago; Drop Out, University of Illinois at Urbana

Larry Ellison on Forbes Lists

#5 Billionaires

#3 in United States

#5 in 2013

#58 Powerful People

#3 Forbes 400

#5 Larry Ellison-Net Worth $49.2 Billion $1.3 B | -2.6% As of 4/11/2014