Jeff Bezos once again won the title of the richest man in the world. The Amazon founder also held this title before stepping down as CEO in 2021. However, recently there has been a race going back and forth between Elon Musk and Bernard Arnault. In early 2024, Bezos again overtook Elon Musk and took the top spot.
Jeff Bezos became the richest person in the world: Elon Musk fell, NVIDIA CEO rose
According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, the wealth of Jeff Bezos, the richest man in the world, is now $209 billion, Bernard Arnault’s is 208 billion dollars. The difference between these two names is only 1 billion dollars. Compared to last year, Bezos’s wealth $32.4 billion While Arnault only increased by less than $1 billion.
Elon Musk, who was playing for leadership with Jeff Bezos, the richest man in the world, has officially melted. Musk is known as the CEO of companies such as Tesla, SpaceX and X (formerly Twitter). However, his wealth has suffered a serious decline recently. Tesla’s shares have increased by 1% since the beginning of the year. 25.63 lost value and Musk’s wealth decreased by 28.7 billion dollars.
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This caused Musk to fall from the top of the list. While Tesla’s shares continued to fall, Amazon’s shares increased by 28.64 percent. LVMH’s shares increased by 3.61 percent. Here are some other rich names:
- Mark Zuckerbergranks fourth by increasing its wealth by 50.5 billion dollars.
- Bill Gatesranks sixth with a fortune of $154 billion.
- NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huangincreased his wealth by 63 billion dollars and rose to 14th place on the billionaires list.
NVIDIA’s shares gained great value, stock split led him to do it; each share was divided into 10 shares. The new list revealed how the technology and luxury sectors shape the rich list. So what do you think about this issue? You can write your opinions in the comments section below…