Some of the most exclusive seats at President Donald Trump’s inauguration were reserved for powerful tech CEOs who also are among the world’s richest men.

The inauguration ceremony on January 20 was a star-studded affair, attended by billionaires and tech moguls from across industries

Watch Google CEO Sundar Pichai chats with Tesla CEO Elon Musk at the Donald Trump's oath ceremony at the Capitol in Washington, DC.

Elon Musk tops the list as the highest-paid CEO globally with $23.5 billion, primarily from Tesla's stock options. Tim Cook of Apple and Sundar Pichai

Some of the tech industry’s biggest names were present at Trump’s inauguration. Among the attendees were Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon executive chairman Jeff Bezos, Apple CEO Tim Cook, and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai.

About 20,000 Trump supporters have gathered at Capital One Arena in Washington Monday afternoon, where Trump and Vice President JD Vance are expected to address the crowd later in the day. Trump is also expected to sign several executive actions at the area during his on-stage appearance.

The attendees at a US presidential inauguration do not often resemble the annual gathering of the world’s richest in Davos, Switzerland, which kicked off on Monday, but the parallels were hard to ignore as Donald Trump was sworn in as US President.

His inauguration ceremony was attended by many notable figures, including former presidents and CEOs of major corporations like Elon Musk, Sundar Pichai, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg, among others.

A who’s who of the world’s wealthiest people surrounded President Donald Trump as he took the oath of office — gathering a combined net worth exceeding $US1.3 trillion ($2.1 trillion) for the occasion.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order Monday to keep TikTok operating for 75 days, a relief to the social media platform’s users even as national security questions persist.