The world’s richest Jew, Oracle Corp. chief technology officer Larry Ellison, briefly surpassed Tesla CEO Elon Musk Wednesday as the richest man in the world.

Ellison’s elevation following a surge in Oracle stock marked the first time that a Jewish billionaire topped Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index . After a better-than-expected earnings report, his estimated wealth rose by $89 billion in the largest one-day increase ever recorded, but by the end of the day, Musk, who has long held the top spot, regained his top ranking by $1 billion.

Ellison, 81, has long consistently edged out Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg as the wealthiest Jew in the world . He is the largest shareholder the software company that he cofounded in 1977.

Ellison was raised in a Reform Jewish home by his adoptive

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