According to Bloomberg’s list of billionaires, Masks, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX, has become the second richest person in the world. His assets are estimated at $ 127.9 billion. It should be noted that this year alone, Masks has been able to grow its capital by 100.3 billion dollars, which is the best indicator among the 500 richest people in the world.
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Back in January of this year, Mask took 35th place, but thanks to the rapid rise in the value of Tesla shares, the amount of Mask’s wealth has allowed the billionaire to rise to 2nd place.
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As for Bill Gates, he resigned to third place for the second time in eight years. His wealth is $ 127.7 billion. The compilers of the Bloomberg Wealth Index say Gates would have retained second place if he had not invested heavily in charity.
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Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos still tops the list of rich people.
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The authors of the rating also note that this year has been very profitable for the richest people in the world, who have been able to earn 1.3 trillion dollars despite the pandemic.
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A week earlier, Masks overtook Facebook founder Mark Zakerberg and took third place in the index. Shortly before, Mask’s wealth grew by nearly $ 10 billion a day. At the beginning of last week, the value of his assets was measured at 99.3 billion dollars, but as Tesla shares continue to rise, Mask’s wealth continues to grow.
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