Why Larry Page and Sergey Brin lost $10 billion each as Google raised $80 billion

Google cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin each saw their fortunes drop by approximately $10 billion following Alphabet’s announcement of an $80 billion stock sale. This massive fundraising aims to fuel the company’s AI expansion amidst intensifying competition and projected significant capital expenditures. The market’s reaction to the ambitious plan led to a sharp decline in Alphabet’s share price.