It's been a year since President Donald Trump was sworn in, and four of the richest tech billionaires who attended his inauguration or donated have become even richer.
It's been a year since President Donald Trump was sworn in, and four of the richest tech billionaires who attended his inauguration or donated have become even richer.
While Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and Jensen Huang are all richer than they were on Inauguration Day 2025, the journey hasn't been smooth. The group collectively lost $194 billion in the first 100 days of Trump's term as markets reacted to the administration's tariffs . But they've since not only recouped those losses, they've also made significant gains. As of Jan. 19, their combined wealth has increased by $288 billion from a year ago, Business Insider reports .
Net worth as of January 19, 2025: $449 billion;
Net worth as of January 19, 2026: $681 billion;
Percentage change: +52%.
Having spent at least $277 million supporting Trump and the Republicans in the 2024 election, Musk attended the inauguration and worked closely with the White House as the public face of the DOGE Office. After he left office in May, Musk and Trump had a public falling out, although they later reconciled.
Musk’s work with DOGE sparked a wave of anti-Tesla sentiment, sending the company’s stock price plummeting in the early months of Trump’s presidency. The stock has since rebounded, and within a year of Trump’s election, Musk has cemented his position as the world’s richest man. In November, Tesla shareholders approved a $1 trillion compensation package for the CEO (subject to a number of milestones), and SpaceX is set to go public in 2026.
Net worth as of January 19, 2025: $245 billion;
Net worth as of January 19, 2026: $261 billion;
Percentage change: +7%.
Bezos's fortune, much of it tied to Amazon shares, has soared since Trump took office for a second term. Amazon founder and chairman Jeff Bezos attended the inauguration with his current wife, Lauren Sanchez. Amazon also donated $1 million to the president's inaugural committee.
Analysts say Amazon is particularly vulnerable to the negative impact of Trump's trade war. CEO Andy Jassy said this week that prices on the platform are rising due to the tariffs. Amazon's stock price is currently about the same as it was a year ago.
Net worth as of January 19, 2025: $217 billion;
Net worth as of January 19, 2026: $220 billion;
Percentage change: +1%.
Zuckerberg and Trump's relationship has long been strained and deteriorated in the years leading up to the 2024 election. At one point, Trump even threatened to imprison the Meta CEO after Facebook suspended his account in the wake of the January 6 Capitol storming.
However, Zuckerberg has publicly softened his stance on Trump during the 2024 election, praising him and attending the inauguration. Zuckerberg sat next to Trump at a White House dinner last year for tech leaders. Meta also donated $1 million to the inauguration committee.
Net worth as of January 19, 2025: $117 billion;
Net worth as of January 19, 2026: $154 billion;
Percentage change: +32%.
Huang did not attend the inauguration, but Nvidia donated $1 million to the inauguration committee. Nvidia's CEO also met with Trump shortly after he took office, and the company has been working with the White House on AI policy issues ever since.
