Larry Ellison dropped out of college before co-founding what eventually grew into one of the world’s biggest tech companies. The fortune he amassed propelled him to the ranks of the uber-rich, and in July he eclipsed Mark Zuckerberg to become the world’s second-wealthiest person.

Oracle founder and Michigan super-booster Larry Ellison is now the second-richest person in the world, according to Bloomberg. He sits behind only Elon Musk. Ellison’s net worth increased by $4.7 billion since the last update and is up to $251 billion in total,