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Google CEO Sundar Pichai (left) and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff.
- Google cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin stepped down from their roles at Google's parent Alphabet on Tuesday.
- Google CEO Sundar Pichai is succeeding them, becoming CEO of both Google and Alphabet.
- Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff tweeted his congratulations, quipping that Page and Brin could run a presidential campaign for 2020.
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Google's cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin announced Tuesday that they were stepping down from their roles at Google's parent company Alphabet, and pronounced current Google CEO Sundar Pichai as their successor.
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That has led to some speculation about what the two Silicon Valley magnates will now do with their spare time.
Page is the seventh-richest person in the world with a net worth of $62.7 billion, per Bloomberg's billionaires index. Brin is three places behind him, with a net worth of $60.9 billion.
One fellow tech CEO and billionaire has some ideas.
"Congrats @sundarpichai! Exciting to see the new era begin. Well deserved promotion!" Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff tweeted, adding "How about Page/Brin 2020?"
"More likely Benioff 2020," Pichai replied, followed by a smiley face.
Page and Brin have never expressed any desires to run a presidential campaign. Benioff has previously said he would never run for president.
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