Elon Musk loses richest man in the world status to Bernard Arnault

After a sharp drop in the value of his stake in the electric car maker and a $44 billion bet on a social media firm, Tesla boss and Twitter owner Elon Musk lost the title of the world’s richest to Bernard Arnault on Wednesday.
Tesla shares were down about 4 per cent in morning trading on Wednesday, December 7, 2022.

This will come months after Musk sold Tesla shares to finance his $44 billion purchase of Twitter.

LVMH Mo t Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE earned the title of the world s richest with a personal wealth of $185.4 billion. According to Forbes, Bernard Arnault, who is the founder of the world’s largest luxury goods company LVMH Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton SE, won the title of “world’s richest” with a personal wealth of $185.4 thousand. millions

Elon Musk took the title of the world’s richest from Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.com, in 2021, with a net worth of $185.7 billion.

Tesla has lost nearly half its market value, and Musk’s net worth has shrunk by about $70 billion since he made a bid for Twitter in April.

Felix Oloyede

Felix Oloyede is a Mass Communication graduate with 19 years experience in journalism. He has worked with TheWeek Magazine; Mirror Newspapers; West Africa BusinessNews and BusinessHallmark Newspaper. Oloyede has covered different news beats ranging from crime; arts; politics; commerce and industries to finance and economy. He is an alumnus of Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa. He has also attended different trainings on Media Communication at the Lagos Business School. He is an alumnus of Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa. He has also attended different trainings on Media Communication at the Lagos Business School.

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