Larry Page leads trader sentiment at 66.5% implied probability for finishing as the world’s second-richest person on December 31, anchored by his substantial Alphabet stake and the company’s steady AI momentum amid resilient search and cloud performance. Sergey Brin follows closely at 27.6%, reflecting near-identical holdings plus his recent hands-on role advancing Gemini models. Steve Ballmer, Warren Buffett, and Jensen Huang trail in the low 20s, with Microsoft and Nvidia AI gains offset by volatility and slower trajectories, while Bernard Arnault’s luxury slump and Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta positioning keep their odds subdued. Recent Dell surges highlight how quickly hardware rallies can shift rankings, but Alphabet’s scale and Page’s lead create a high bar for overtakes before year-end.