Lawrence Joseph Ellison is an American businessperson and entrepreneur who co-founded the software company Oracle Corporation. He was born on 17 August 1944 in The Bronx, New York, United States, and educated at The University of Chicago from 1964 to 1966.
Larry Ellison Net Worth
According to the recent data by Forbes, Larry Ellison's estimated net worth is between $201 Billion to $203 Billion, making him the sixth-richest person in the world. His major earnings come from co-founding Oracle Corporation, stock holdings, investments, and real estate.
On September 10, 2025, Ellison briefly became the world's wealthiest person with a net worth of $393 billion following a surge in Oracle's stock price. He owns 98% of Lānaʻi, holds a $19 billion stake in Tesla, and has a controlling interest in Paramount Skydance, managed by his son, David Ellison.
Schooling & Higher Education of Larry Ellison
Larry Ellison studied at South Shore High School in Chicago before going on to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a pre-med student, where he was even recognised as science student of the year. He left the university after his second year without taking final exams following the death of his adoptive mother.
In 1966, after spending the summer in California, he enrolled at the University of Chicago for one term, studying physics and mathematics, and it was there that he was first introduced to computer design. He later moved to Berkeley, where he began working as a computer programmer for various companies.
Larry Ellison: Dating History, Wife, and Kids
Larry Ellison has had a complex personal life, having been married multiple times. He first married Adda Quinn in 1967, but the couple divorced in 1974. He later married Nancy Wheeler Jenkins in 1976; however, their marriage ended in 1978, with Wheeler selling her shares in Oracle back to Ellison.
From 1983 to 1986, he was married to Barbara Boothe, a former Oracle receptionist, and they had two children, David and Megan, who went on to become film producers. On December 18, 2003, Ellison married romance novelist Melanie Craft at his Woodside estate, in a ceremony photographed by his friend Steve Jobs, but they divorced in 2010. He later married Nikita Kahn in 2015; they separated in 2016 and finalised their divorce in 2020.
As of 2024, Larry Ellison is married to Jolin (Keren) Ellison (née Zhu), an alumna of the University of Michigan, a public research university in Ann Arbour, Michigan, United States. They have four children in total.