How Elon Musk reclaimed title of world’s richest person

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Billionaire Elon Musk on Wednesday became the worlds richest person again, just a few months after he lost the position to luxury goods tycoon Bernard Arnault...

The 51-year-old Tesla and SpaceX CEOs wealth stood at $192 billion on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, $5 billion more than LVMH chief Arnaults net worth...

Musk came back on top of the billionaires' list after LVMH shares fell sharply on Wednesday, reported Bloomberg...

His net worth at one point in 2021 reached around $340 billion but dropped below $200 billion last year as investors dumped Teslas shares amid apprehensions of the Twitter acquisition...

However, this year has been good for Musk as his net worth increased by $55 billion due to an 88 per cent surge in Teslas share value since January 2023...

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