It hasn’t been a good year for some of the world’s wealthiest. Indeed, the 50 richest people in the world have lost a lot of money this year. According to data published by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, it is a loss estimated at 563 billion dollars. Among those on the Fortune 50 list are the world’s richest man, Elon Muskthe former boss of the e-commerce giant Jeff Bezos or the co-founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates.
A decrease of $61.1 billion
Among the losses recorded by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index is the fortune of the boss of Blue Origin (Jeff Bezos), who saw a decrease of $61.1 billion to a net worth of $131 billion. Bill Gates’ fortune drop is estimated at $21.7 billion out of a net worth of $116 billion. The decline is also seen in Bernard Arnaultthe richest man in Europe, who saw his fortune decrease by $55.2 to $123 billion.
Warren Buffett’s fortune has grown by $1.2 billion
Still in the same direction, the boss of Tesla lost 69.1 billion dollars when he weighed a net worth of 201 billion dollars. The famous American investor Warren Buffet, however, saw his fortune grow by $1.2 billion, to a net worth of $110 billion. As a reminder, these statistics come after another loss of Elon Musk, following accusations of sexual misconduct. According to information from Bloombergthe drop is estimated at $10 billion, pointing out that this is due to the fall in Tesla stock last Friday.