While the event marked a significant political moment, it was the actions of two tech giants, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk, that caught the internet’s attention

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.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai is attending Donald Trump's inauguration, a source familiar with the matter tells BI. He joins a list of Big Tech leaders.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Tesla CEO Elon Musk were spotted having a brief conversation before Donald Trump's inauguration.

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

President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony inside the Capitol Rotunda has a limited capacity of about 600 people, making the seats inside the nation’s Capitol the most sought-after seats in Washington.

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.

The guest list includes some of America’s most influential tech billionaires and politicians as well as some foreign leaders and celebrities who have embraced Trump.

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.