Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang who's so rich he earns a car every few minutes has upgraded his car to a $318,547 ultra-luxury SUV
Published on Feb 17, 2026 at 1:30 AM (UTC+4)
by Alessandro Renesis
Last updated on Feb 16, 2026 at 7:31 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Emma Matthews
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made the news after buying an ultra-expensive Maybach SUV.
But the irony is that he didn’t necessarily make headlines because of the purchase.
The news mostly did the rounds because of how ‘insignificant’ the amount was relative to his net worth.
This is true even though, for an intriguing ‘technical’ reason, his salary is much lower than people think.
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From humble beginnings
Nvidia was founded in 1993, and for about 30 years, people looked at it as a tech company that specialized in gaming gear.
In the 2000s, during the peak of the DIY gaming computer frenzy, Nvidia was the go-to name for GPUs.
Fast-forward to the early 2020s – so basically yesterday – and people realized that Nvidia also happens to make crucial components for AI.
The company’s stock rise tells the whole story.
Nvidia’s share price had traded well below the $50 mark for years, and then it exploded in 2024.
In 2026, the company is targeting the $200 benchmark, which it already surpassed, albeit briefly, last year.
And it’s probably just a matter of time before it breaks that psychological barrier again.
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This made Jensen Huang a billionaire
Nvidia was founded by Jensen Huang, who’s still a major shareholder.
And is therefore a billionaire.
At the time of writing, Huang is the world’s 8th richest person, according to Forbes, with a net worth of $151 billion, right behind Bill Gates’ protege Steve Ballmer.
During his latest visit to his homeland, Taiwan, Huang treated himself to a new Maybach GLS 600, a massive SUV with a ticket price north of $310,000.
Huang has a base salary of around $1.5 million, but his total compensation last year was approximately $50 million when you include stock awards, performance-based incentives, and so on.
But that’s on paper.
In reality, he still owns 3.5 percent of Nvidia, which means he can basically buy a new GLS every few minutes.
After beginning his automotive writing career at DriveTribe, Alessandro has been with Supercar Blondie since the launch of the website in 2022. In fact, he penned the very first article published on supercarblondie.com. He’s covered subjects from cars to aircraft, watches, and luxury yachts - and even crypto. He can largely be found heading up the site’s new-supercar and SBX coverage and being the first to bring our readers the news that they’re hungry for.
