The founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezoshas become again the richest man in the world once again surpassing the owner of X, Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Muskaccording to the list that Bloomberg updates daily and which reveals that the fortune of the South African-born tycoon has fallen 198 billion dollars.
As of the end of 2023, Musk had a net worth of $232 billion, which according to data updated Tuesday it was reduced to 198,000.
According to this survey, it is not just the collapse of Tesla shares but also the Delaware Court Decision (United States), where the company is based, to cancel a compensation plan that would have allowed it to obtain more than $55 billion, a lawsuit brought by a shareholder.
Bezos, who has no longer been at the helm of Amazon, the distribution giant, since July 2021, has benefited from the good performance of the company’s shares, of which he is the main shareholder, and has 200,000 million euros of assets.
The French magnate Bernardo Arnaultpresident and CEO of the LVMH luxury brand group, remains in third place with a net worth of 197 billion euros.
Outside the podium are the creator of Facebook, Marco Zuckerbergwith an estimated wealth of 179 billion dollars, and founder of Microsoft, Bill Gatesthe fifth richest man in the world, with a net worth of $150 billion.
Jeff Bezos is the owner of Amazon, the American retail giant. Photo: APThe first Spaniard on the list is the founder of Inditex, Amancio Ortega, who occupies 16th place with assets approaching 89 billion dollars.
The L’Oreal heiress, Françoise Bettencourt Meyers (15th place), is the richest woman on the planet with 97.1 billion dollars, in a list dominated by American citizens – with the exception of Arnault, the top ten come from that village.
Source: Clarin
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