- The world is currently witnessing an unprecedented wave of wealth creation, led by artificial intelligence which has started generating new billionaires at an astonishing rate, amid a boom in startup funding and huge increases in their market valuations.

According to data from CB Insights, the number of private artificial intelligence companies that have surpassed a market valuation of one billion dollars is around 498 "unicorns", with a total market value of 2.7 trillion dollars, among which 100 companies were founded only since 2023. There are also more than 1300 startups in this sector valued at over 100 million dollars.