The fortune of Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk on Monday increased by $ 3.8 billion and reached $ 203.4 billion, according to Forbes Real-Time data. Thus, the entrepreneur again took the leading position in the list of the richest people in the world, displacing Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to second place.
This happened against the backdrop of a rise in the price of Tesla shares. On Monday, their value increased by more than 2%, trading ended at $ 791.36 per share. At the same time, Amazon shares fell 0.6% to $ 3405.8. As a result, Bezos’s fortune decreased by $ 1 billion and amounted to $ 197.7 billion.
The third place in the ranking is currently occupied by the head of Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy Bernard Arnault and family. His fortune is estimated at $ 174.9 billion. For yesterday, it fell by 3.51%.
Musk beat Bezos on the Forbes Real-Time rankings in early January. Then it happened against the backdrop of a stronger rise in the price of Tesla shares. According to analysts, the stock of the company rose in value amid growing confidence that the industry’s transition to electric vehicles is accelerating.
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