In one way, Bay Area tech CEOs’ very visible presence at President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday was an almighty flex, a crowning moment for an industry that has remade the economy and society.

Among the guests at Donald Trump's second inauguration in Washington, D.C. today were three billionaire tech CEOs: Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Tesla's Elon Musk, and Meta's Mark Zuckerberg. They were also joined by Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Apple CEO Tim Cook.

With the inauguration of President Donald Trump set to take place next week there will no doubt be plenty of people looking to get in on what will be the hottest ticket in town.

According to the original plans to host the event outside, the industry leaders were supposed to be seated on dais with Donald Trump's family members and others

The billionaires were joined by other prominent members of the tech community seated on the dais at the U.S. Capitol ceremony

A new study from Oxfam projects that five individuals are on track to become trillionaires within the next ten years, amassing fortunes with 13 figures to their names. This projection marks a significant shift from a previous Oxfam report that indicated only one person would reach this milestone within a decade.

The public figures filed into the Capitol Rotunda on Monday morning for the US’s 60th inauguration and Trump’s second swearing-in as president. It was held indoors due to free