With 353 billion dollars, the fortune of the boss of Tesla and SpaceX broke a new record, according to the Bloomberg index. For his part, Bernard Arnault fell back to fifth place, losing $37 billion in 2024.
Elon Musk remains firmly in first place. The fortune of the boss of Tesla and SpaceX broke a new record by exceeding 350 billion dollars, now standing at 353 billion dollars, according to the Bloomberg index.
Last week, less than three weeks after Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election, his fortune had already surpassed its previous record of $338 billion, making him the richest man in history.
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The American-South African billionaire, appointed to head a “ministry of government efficiency” by Donald Trump who is preparing his return to the White House, has raked in $124 billion in one year.
In second place in the ranking, Amazon founder and boss Jeff Bezos is well behind Elon Musk with assets of $231 billion. Mark Zuckerberg ($210 billion), Larry Ellison ($198 billion) occupy the next places.
Arnault in fifth place
Having managed to reach first place in the world on several occasions, Bernard Arnault fell back to fifth place. The boss of the French luxury giant LVMH has assets of $171 billion, after losing nearly $37 billion since the start of the year. He nevertheless remains the only non-American billionaire in the first fifteen places in the Bloomberg ranking.
Jérémy Bruno Journalist BFMTV
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