Key Takeaways Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s net worth could soon overtake famed investor Warren Buffett’s, after the AI chipmaker's stock gains made it the most valuable company in history. Huang was the 10th richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of $142 billion as of Wednesday,

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, 62, has reached the same amount of wealth as Warren Buffett. Huang and Buffett have been ping-ponging back and forth for the No. 9 and No. 10 richest people spots with around $143 billion to $144 billion in wealth each, according to Bloomberg's Billionaires Index.

Jensen Huang has met five times with President Donald Trump since January, as Trump considers import tariffs on semiconductors.