New York: Elon Musk, who was the world’s No. 1 richest person, has lost Rs 15 lakh crore in 13 months and has become the worst Guinness record. The world’s No. 1 richest man is Tesla owner Elon Musk, who bought Twitter. His property value was Rs 26 lakh crore till November 2021. Since then it has come to light that he lost Rs.15 lakh crore in just 13 months due to his mismanagement and wrong decisions. As a result, his property value has decreased to Rs.11 lakh crore in January 2023. This made Louis Vuitton founder Arnold the world’s No. 1 richest man.
More importantly, Elon Musk holds the worst Guinness World Record for losing the most personal wealth in a short period of time. From November 2021 to January 2023, he has lost Rs.15 lakh crore. Prior to this, in the year 2000, Japanese technology investor Masayoshi Son lost Rs 4.8 lakh crore in a single year, which was the Guinness record for the loss of wealth. It has now been surpassed by Elon Musk. The total assets of Japan’s Masayoshi Sun was Rs 6.3 lakh crore in February 2000. It fell to Rs 1.5 lakh crore in July of the same year. As a result, he lost Rs. 4.8 lakh crore in a single year. After 23 years, Elon Musk cleared Rs 15 lakh crore in 13 months.