Larry Ellison rides Oracle stock, passes Bill Gates as fourth richest man

Larry Ellison — Oracle co-founder, Hawaiian island owner, Republican megadonor — is now the fourth-richest person in the world.

The tech executive and real estate hoarder is now worth about $130 billion, according to the, buoyed up the rich list in large part due to a successful year for Oracle.

Ellison, who helped found the tech stalwart in Santa Clara in 1977, has kept a tight grip on the cloud computing giant; he’s the chairman of Oracle’s board and still holds 42.9% of the company’s shares, according to a September

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