According to the American magazine Forbes, the total wealth of the world’s 10 richest people was 1.32 trillion dollars in October, but it decreased by almost 50 billion dollars during the month. Web site publications
The material shows that Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and owner of the social network X (formerly Twitter), continues to occupy the first place in the relevant rating. At the same time, shares of his other company, Tesla, fell 20% in October. As a result, the businessman lost $ 35 billion, which is 14% of the billionaire’s total fortune.
According to the magazine, the second richest person in the world is currently Bernard Arnault, chairman of the LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy) group of companies. But he also faced difficulties last month; The company’s shares fell 5%. Therefore, the French entrepreneur lost 10 billion dollars.
Additionally, Larry Ellison, one of the founders of Oracle Corporation, lost another $5 billion. The American businessman suffered losses due to the 3% decline in the company’s shares, but still managed to maintain the fourth place on the Forbes list.
US media mogul Mark Zuckerberg ranked seventh in the rankings, increasing his wealth by approximately 300 million dollars. The negative trend faced by other owners of large companies did not prevent the growth of shares of the Meta company (recognized as extremist and banned in Russia).
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