Elon Musk adds 95.4 billion to his fortune in 2023 and tops Bloomberg’s rich list

2023-12-29 19:59:59

The founder of X, Elon Musktotaled 95.4 billion dollars (more than 86,000 million euros) to his fortune in 2023, reaching a net worth of 232,000 million dollars, according to the list of the 500 richest people in the world prepared by Bloomberg.

According to the list, which the media updates daily, andThe combined net worth of the 500 billionaires increased by $1.5 trillion in 2023compared to the 1.4 billion lost last year, largely thanks to the rise of artificial intelligence.

Musk surpasses the president and CEO of the luxurious LVMH, Bernard Arnault, by more than $50 billion: the French magnate occupies second place 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 setback last year, when he lost 138 billion dollarsindicates the medium.

Musk, among other things, is also the CEO of car brand Tesla and aerospace company SpaceX, and his earnings this year have been boosted by the success of both companies.

The comeback of the billionaires is closely linked to the performance of technology stocks, which have reached historical records in the market thanks to the rise of artificial intelligence: the wealth of technology entrepreneurs grew 48% this year, that is, 658,000 million dollars, according to the media.

On the other hand, the founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, occupies third place in the ranking with a net worth of $178 billion, and has added $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, followed by a former CEO of the company, Steve Ballmer (131 billion) and by the creator of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, (130 billion).

For her part, L’Oreal heiress Françoise Bettencourt Meyers (12th place) is the richest woman on the planet and the first to have a twelve-figure net worth ($100 billion); Her fortune rose 40% this year after L’Oreal shares hit an all-time high.

As for nationalities, in a list dominated by the United States, the Mexican Carlos Slim stands out at the top as the richest Latin American (number 11, 104,000 million), followed by the Spanish Amancio Ortega (14, 87,600 million) and the Mexican Germán Larrea (39, 35.8 billion).