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For decades, Warren Buffett has been a beacon for disciplined wealth-building.

These days, though, a different kind of empire is flipping the script, and one that’s built not on insurance or burgers, but silicon chips and code.

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Nvidia’s (NVDA) AI-powered ascent has pushed the business into record territory, positioning it as the world’s most valuable tech giant.

Its chips power everything from ChatGPT to robotaxis.

However, beyond Nvidia stock’s staggering ascent, another quiet story is unfolding — one that involves a black leather jacket, a data center, and a fortune that’s suddenly worth watching.

As Nvidia reshapes tech, its CEO is closing the gap on one of investing’s biggest icons — Warren Buffett.

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Nvidia’s $4 trillion milestone puts it ahead in Big Tech’s AI race

It never ceases to amaze me how quickly Nvidia’s value has jumped since the AI boom kicked into high gear.

Just a couple of years ago, Nvidia skyrocketed past the $1 trillion mark, and by mid-2024, it had already crossed $3 trillion.

Then, on July 9, 2025, it briefly became the first company to touch the $4 trillion market cap, underscoring its mission-critical role in powering the AI boom.

That meteoric rise has everything to do with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s dynamic leadership. He spotted early on that its powerful GPUs, thought of mostly as gaming hardware, would be ideal for training and running AI models.

In no time, Nvidia pivoted to becoming the go-to supplier for data centers, powering everything from generative AI to autonomous vehicles.

The tech behemoth built its empire with CUDA brains, blazing H100 and H200 chips, and a cloud crew featuring Amazon, Microsoft, and Google.

Its GPUs are the brains behind today’s AI boom, running in massive data centers owned by the biggest tech heavyweights.

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Naturally, Nvidia’s AI-fueled rocket ride has led to a windfall in sales.

Analysts now expect full-year earnings to top $100 billion this year, a far cry from just $4.37 billion in 2023.

So hitting $4 trillion isn’t just a vanity milestone.

It’s a statement on how Nvidia’s chips have become the key engine that’s powering the AI era, and how a bet on the future of computing could redefine its long-term growth runway.

Nvidia CEO’s net worth reaches Warren Buffett territory

Jensen Huang isn’t just writing new chapters in Nvidia’s AI growth story; he’s crafting a personal one, too.

He’s not from Wall Street and doesn’t run a bank. And he didn’t make his fortune the Buffett way. Yet Jensen Huang has quietly stepped into a rare position.

On Friday, Huang’s net worth catapulted to an eye-popping $143.7 billion, according to Fortune, pushing him ahead of the Oracle of Omaha, who sits at $142.1 billion.

Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index shows a close race, with Huang at $143 billion and Buffett slightly ahead at $144 billion.

Huang’s explosive rise with Nvidia has been impossible to ignore, with his fortune ballooning by $29 billion this year alone.

With that kind of windfall, it’s no surprise Huang is diversifying.

From July 8 to July 10, he sold about $36.4 million worth of stock. That comes just after another $35.55 million sale earlier in the week.

It’s important to note that these moves are part of a prearranged plan announced in March to sell up to 6 million shares by the close of the year.

In a similar move last year, Huang sold $700 million worth of stock.

He’s not the only insider taking profits. Longtime board member Brooke Seawell sold off $24 million in Nvidia shares around the same time.

However, despite these insider sales, Nvidia shares have held up remarkably well.

As mentioned earlier, the company recently surpassed a $4 trillion market cap, leapfrogging Microsoft and Apple.

Also, it’s important to note that Huang remains all-in, holding over 858 million shares through direct stakes, trusts, and partnerships.