Elon Musk is officially the biggest loser of all time, at least when it comes to losing his personal fortune.
Guinness World Records, the global organization that tracks record achievements of all kinds, said in a blog post after Forbes estimated Musk had lost a total of $183 billion.
To be fair, earning $320 billion, which was Musk’s wealth at its peak in November 2021, is a record achievement in itself. But things have gotten worse for Musk since then – Tesla stock, which he still owns a lot of (despite his frequent sales over the past year), plummeted, prompting Musk’s $44 billion Twitter account. The acquisition of the company only made matters worse.
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With a current net worth of around $137 billion, Musk has also lost his status as the richest person in the world. The accolade now belongs to LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy) founder Bernard Arnault (estimated at $190 billion).
Guinness World Records recognizes that it is impossible to accurately assess the exact figure of Mr. Musk’s property losses, but the organization notes that Japan’s loss of $58.6 billion in 2000 It is certain to be much bigger than the previous record set by technology investor Masayoshi Son. .
Especially if it weren’t for Musk, another tech mogul would have claimed the record. According to Forbes, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will lose his $85 billion in 2022 and Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg will lose his $77 billion. But don’t worry. None of the above is likely to go hungry anytime soon, as personal wealth is still measured in tens of billions.
