The wealth of the world's 10 richest people has increased dramatically since Trump's victory. Elon Musk has become especially rich
Kyiv • UNN
The ten richest people in the world increased their wealth by a record $64 billion in one day. Elon Musk gained the most - by $26.5 billion, reaching $290.3 billion.
The wealth of some of the world's richest people increased by $64 billion in one day after Donald Trump won the US presidential election. SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk became the richest. This is reported by Bloomberg, according to UNN.
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The publication writes that the wealth of the top ten richest people in the world, dominated by American tech billionaires, has increased by a record amount after Donald Trump's victory in the presidential election.
The world's 10 richest people earned nearly $64 billion on Wednesday, the largest daily increase since the index was created in 2012
It is noted that SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk has gained $26.5 billion - up to $290.3 billion. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos increased his wealth by $7 billion to almost $230 billion.
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison gained $9.8 billion. Other members of the top ten whose fortunes increased included Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates ($1.8 billion), former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer ($2.8 billion), and Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin ($5 billion each).
Recall
The current US President Joe Biden addressed Americans after Kamala Harris' defeat in the presidential election. Biden said that he congratulated Donald Trump on his victory and promised to transfer power peacefully, emphasizing that it is impossible to love a country only when you win.
