Artificial intelligence (AI) is minting 10-figure fortunes faster than any other industry in history, seizing the crown from the volatile world of cryptocurrency. Amid a gold rush now spanning 498 unicorns (billion-dollar startup companies) worth $2.7 trillion (£2tn), investors and founders alike are cashing in big-time.

At breakneck speed, AI has created the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire, who's overtaken Taylor Swift in the wealth stakes, and propelled entrepreneurs, scientists, cloud-infrastructure pioneers, and more into the three-comma club. Read on to discover 25 people who are now billionaires thanks to this game-changing tech. All dollar amounts in US dollars.

25 people made billionaires by AI