Sam Altman shoots up on Forbes top billionaires list with a $6.5 billion net worth
The post Sam Altman shoots up on Forbes top billionaires list with a $6.5 billion net worth appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Sam Altman’s fortune has climbed to more than $6.5 billion, based on Forbes’ latest estimate, after court filings pulled new details about his private company stakes into public view. Sam’s wealth was previously placed at a little above $4.5 billion, but the new estimate includes holdings tied to companies that have had business with OpenAI, plus an indirect interest in the ChatGPT maker through Y Combinator, though Sam did not disclose the size of that OpenAI-related stake in court. Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s president, testified that his personal stake in the company is worth close to $30 billion, while Ilya Sutskever, an OpenAI cofounder, was tied to a $7 billion holding. Those numbers came out while Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam continued in court, with Elon seeking $150 billion in damages and asking for Sam to be removed as both an officer and