For the first time in over nine months, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has lost the top spot as the world’s richest person to Jeff Bezos. He relinquished his position after his shares in Tesla Inc. dropped by 7.2 per cent on March 4th. With Bezos surpassing Musk to become the richest person on earth, let’s take a look at the current top ten richest people in the world.
- Jeff Bezos: Founder of Amazon.com Inc., with a wealth of $200.3 billion
- Elon Musk: CEO of Tesla, with a net worth of $198 billion
- Bernard Arnault: Includes Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Moet & Chandon, and Sephora in its portfolio
- Mark Zuckerberg
- Larry Ellison
- Bill Gates
- Warren Buffett
- Steve Ballmer
- Larry Page
