ForbesChatGPT creator OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Has becomeBillionaire.
Altman has become the face of the global AI boom since 2022, when his company launched ChatGPT, and he was ranked 2,692nd on Forbes magazine's billionaire list.
The financial news organization said Altman's wealth comes primarily from investments in startups such as Reddit, which recently went public on the New York Stock Exchange, and payments company Stripe, which is currently valued at around $65 billion.
The 38-year-old entrepreneur has also invested in recent companies such as nuclear energy company Helion and longevity technology startup Retro Biosciences.
Forbes said Altman's fortune includes prime real estate in California and Hawaii, and estimated his wealth based on public filings and investigative reporting.
Altman has always insisted that he owns no equity in OpenAI, the company that made him virtually a household name and is valued at around $80 billion.
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