Founder of X, Elon Musktotal reached 95.4 billion dollars According to the list of the world’s 500 richest people prepared by Bloomberg, his wealth is over 86 billion euros and his net worth reached 232 billion dollars in 2023.
According to the list updated by the media every day,Total net worth of 500 billionaires increased by $1.5 trillion in 2023That compares with a loss of 1.4 billion last year, largely thanks to the rise of artificial intelligence.
Musk surpasses Bernard Arnault, chairman and CEO of luxury LVMH, by more than $50 billion: the French mogul is second on the list with a net worth of $179 billion, after adding $16.9 billion this year.
The creator of X (formerly Twitter) has recovered from his ordeal last year, When you lost $138 billionindicates the environment.
Musk is, among other things, CEO of car brand Tesla and aerospace company SpaceX, and his earnings this year have been boosted by the success of both companies.
The return of billionaires is closely linked to the performance of tech stocks, which have reached historic highs in the market thanks to the rise of artificial intelligence: the wealth of tech entrepreneurs According to the media, it grew by 48 percent, or 658 billion dollars, this year.
On the other hand, Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos ranks third in the rankings with his net worth of $178 billion, adding $71.3 billion to his portfolio this year.
HE Microsoft founder Bill Gates is the fourth richest person in the worldWith a net worth of $141 billion, he is followed by the company’s former CEO Steve Ballmer (131 billion) and Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg (130 billion).
L’Oreal heiress Françoise Bettencourt Meyers (rank 12) is the richest woman on the planet and the first woman with a twelve-figure net worth ($100 billion); His fortune has increased by 40% this year after L’Oreal shares reached an all-time high.
As for nationalities, Mexican Carlos Slim tops the US-dominated list as the richest Latin American (11,104,000 million), followed by Spaniard Amancio Ortega (14,87,600 million) and Mexican. Germán Larrea (39, 35.8 billion).