Elon Musk was once again able to increase his wealth by 92 billion dollars in 2023 Bernard Arno surpass and become the richest person in the world.
According to the report Bloomberg Billionaires Index, the CEO of Tesla, SpaceX and X Corp., is now on top of the list of 500 richest people in the world. The total assets of these people reach 1.5 trillion dollars.
Despite concerns about recession, persistent inflation, rising interest rates, and geopolitical tensions, the value of technology companies’ stocks grew at record highs, and as a result, the fortunes of many executives increased.
The fortunes of tech billionaires saw an impressive 48% growth (equivalent to $658 billion), largely attributed to the hype for artificial intelligence.
Elon Musk’s wealth had dropped to 138 billion dollars in 2022; But with the growth of 92 billion dollars in 2023, the events of 2022 were largely compensated.
Musk now has a net worth of $229 billion. Bernard Arno and Jeff Bezos And Bill Gates They are chasing Musk with a wealth of 179 billion dollars, 177 billion dollars and 141 billion dollars, respectively. Arnoux’s fortunes had temporarily overtaken Musk last year. He is the CEO of LVMH.
Despite many problems, Tesla achieved many milestones in 2023, doubling its stock and surpassing its previous annual sales record in the first three quarters.
Mark Zuckerbergthe CEO of Meta, saw his wealth increase by more than 80 billion dollars in 2023.
