The game of musical chairs at the top of the ranking of the richest personalities on the planet continues.
This Thursday at 6:00 p.m., Bernard Arnault (and his family) is once again the richest man on the planet, surpassing Elon Musk again, according to Forbes’ real-time ranking.
The head of LVMH is credited with a fortune of 186.2 billion dollars compared to the head of Tesla who boasts a heritage of 183.4 billion dollars.
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The bronze medal is still around the neck of the Indian industrialist Gautam Adanifounder of the $135 billion Adani conglomerate.
In May 2021, Bernard Arnault had already briefly become the first fortune in the world, ahead of Elon Musk. And this December 7, he spent a few minutes in front of the new head of Twitter.
Bernard Arnault has recently benefited from the jump in the results of LVMH, the world leader in luxury, whose net profit had reached 12,000 million euros in 2021.
For his part, Elon Musk, who has seen his fortune fade since his arrival at the head of Twitter, which he bought for 44 billion dollars end of october
According to Reuters, Tesla shares have lost notably more than 47% since the billionaire submitted his purchase offer, amid investor fears that the latter is too busy with his new functions within the social network, to the detriment of the Automobile manufacturer.
Source: BFM TV
