After ousting French multi-billionaire Bernard Arnault from the top spot, Elon Musk has restored his title as the richest man in the world.
Elon Musk’s net worth is currently about $192 billion, according to a Bloomberg Billionaires list, versus Bernard Arnault, CEO of LVMH (LVMHF), who has a $187 billion net worth.
After shares of Mr. Arnault’s LVMH slid 2.6% in trading in Paris on Wednesday, the CEO of Twitter eclipsed the French magnate of luxury brands.
The two centibillionaires, a term used to refer to people with fortunes of more than $100 billion, have been neck-and-neck for the top spot for months.
Mr Arnault runs the world’s largest luxury brands conglomerate that includes companies such as Louis Vuitton, Tiffany, Celine, and Tag Heuer.
Here is the current list:
Elon Musk: $192b
Bernard Arnault: $187b
Jeff Bezos: $144b
Bill Gates: $125b
Larry Ellison: $118b
Steve Ballmer: $114b
Warren Buffet: $112b
Larry Page: $111b
Sergey Brin: $106b
Mark Zuckerberg: $96.5b
Carlos Slim: $89.4b
Francoise Bettencourt Meyers: $85.5b
Mukesh Ambani: $84.7b
Amancio Ortega: $67.8b
Jim Walton: $67.2b
Rob Walton: $65.5b
Alice Walton: $64.4b
Zhong Shanshan: $61.5b
Gautam Adani: $61.3b
John Mars: $60.6b
