Elon Musk reclaims to the top, becomes richest person: According to a Bloomberg Billionaires Index report, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, reclaimed the title of world’s richest person on February 28. The second-placed French business tycoon Bernard Arnault has a net worth of $185 billion, trailing Tesla CEO Elon Musk by $187 billion.
February 2023 Current Affairs Quiz
Elon Musk reclaims to the top, becomes richest person: Key Points
- Amazon Executive Chairman Jeff Bezos ranks third in terms of wealth, with a net worth of $117 billion.
- The strong increase in Tesla stock price, which rose to 92% in 2023 and outpaced the Nasdaq 100 rally so far in 2023, has been cited as the cause of the jump in Musk’s wealth.
- The increase in the Nasdaq 100 Index so far this year is 11%.
What will Elon Musk be like in 2023?
- Musk’s net worth will reach $50 billion in 2023, when he will own 13% of Tesla.
- Since October 2022, Bernard Arnault had held the top spot on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which he held until February 27.
- Even though Musk topped the index for the majority of 2022, Tesla’s share started to fall once he bought Twitter in October of that year. To pay for his acquisition of Twitter, Musk had to sell off billions of dollars’ worth of Tesla stock.
