Just how many billionaires were at state dinner with Trump and Xi?

Nearly three dozen high-profile and extremely wealthy technology, finance and other business executives attended President Donald Trump’s state dinner with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House on Sept. 24.

How wealthy? Forbes estimates the combined net worth of the technology moguls at more than $2.4 trillion. That’s almost the gross domestic product of Canada in 2026.

How many? Our review of the White House guest list shows:

Trump and Xi were expected to discuss tariffs, trade, Taiwan and AI during Xi’s three-day visit. But it was the billionaires at nearby dinner tables who drew public attention.

They included Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX; Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon; and Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms, to mention a few.

USA TODAY analyzed and compared the reported net worth of Trump’s dinner companions. Here is what we found.

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The state dinner guest list echoes Trump's inaugural dinner in 2025, where some of the billionaires were seated closer to the incoming president than his incoming cabinet, USA TODAY reported. And while these are some of the richest people in the world, the corporations they represent are worth far…

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