Jensen Huang, the charismatic CEO of Nvidia, recently sold $36.4 million of his own company’s stock. This sale pretty much sealed the deal on his net worth of $1.7 billion. The sale is a calculated play, following Huang’s sale of a first tranche of stock in June that brought him $15 million. As investors increasingly bet on Nvidia’s dominance in artificial intelligence and its graphics processing units that power large language models, Huang’s wealth has skyrocketed.
Just last month, Huang’s net worth hit roughly $143 billion. He’s neck-and-neck in this race against that other well-known investor Warren Buffett, who as of this writing sits at an estimated net worth of $144 billion. The two titans of industry are neck and neck in the race. At the beginning of 2025, Huang’s fortune has already increased more than a quarter, topping around $29 billion.
Those stock sales were conducted as part of a 10b5-1 plan established in advance by Huang, 62, according to the SEC. Last year, he sold nearly $700 million in shares as part of his concessionary plan. His game plan is to slowly divest himself of Nvidia shares, eventually selling as much as 6 million shares of the company by year’s end. In his most recent sale, Huang sold roughly 225,000 shares.
Despite these sales, Huang still owns over 60% of his company. He still holds over 858 million shares of Nvidia, both directly and indirectly, showcasing his continued confidence in the firm’s future. Guided by his vision, Nvidia recently became the first company in history to reach a market capitalization of $4 trillion.
Huang’s ascent in wealth and influence has this year drawn the attention of the FBI. He’s met with other high-profile figures, too, from former President Donald Trump. These roundtables only serve to deepen his reputation as the go-to tech industry power broker.
Nvidia’s phenomenal rise sheds light on the power of innovative dynamism. In AI, specifically generative AI, it has cemented Nvidia’s dominance over the lucrative sector. As companies increasingly rely on Nvidia’s technology to support advanced applications, investor confidence continues to grow, greatly impacting Huang’s financial standing.