Musk's fortune grew by $26.5 bn in one day

12:35 - 7.11.2024


 November 7, Fineko/abc.az. The wealth of the 10 richest people in the world has increased by a total of a record $63.5 billion after the victory of Republican Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election, ABC.AZ reports, referring to Bloomberg.

This is the largest daily increase since the agency began to maintain the Billionaires Index in 2012. In particular, the richest man in the world, Elon Musk, whose fortune increased by 10.1% ($26.5 billion) after Trump's victory, reaching $290.3 billion, turned out to benefit the most from the outcome of the election. The founder of the online retailer Amazon, Jeff Bezos, who ranks second in the ranking, became 3.2% ($7.14 billion) richer in one day, and the head of Oracle Corporation, Larry Ellison, by 5.4% ($9.88 billion).