The 10 richest people in the world earned record profits of $64 billion together after Republican Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election was certified on Wednesday, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
This ranking, which daily monitors changes in the assets of the planet’s ‘super-rich’, reflects that the biggest beneficiary of Trump’s victory was Tesla CEO Elon Musk, whose fortune rose by $26.5 billion to $290,000. million on Wednesday.
Bloomberg notes that this is the “largest daily increase” in wealth for the super-rich that has been observed since the index began to be compiled in 2012.
In addition to Musk, a staunch defender of Trump’s candidacy in recent months and a possible member of the magnate’s next presidential cabinet, other personalities from the technology sector stand out.
Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and second richest person in the world, added $7 billion to his fortune, now close to $230 billion.
Larry Ellison, president of the software company Oracle and also a declared Trumpist, increased his assets by almost $10 billion to $193 billion.
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Former Microsoft executives Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer were also reinforced; the former heads of Google, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, and the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett, who rode this wave, despite not having spoken about their preferred candidate during the campaign.
The only member of the world’s economic elite to lose money on Wednesday was French luxury brand magnate Bernard Arnault, whose fortune fell by almost $3 billion.
Additionally, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s wealth fell slightly by $81 million, although he is still worth $202 billion.
Trump even threatened in August to imprison Zuckerberg for life for allegedly plotting against him in the 2020 election.
These were the percentage changes in the world’s largest fortunes in the 24 hours after Trump’s election as the 47th president of the United States, according to Bloomberg.
- 1. Elon Musk 290,000 mdd (+10.1%)
- 2. Jeff Bezos 228,300 mdd (+3.2%)
- 3. Mark Zuckerberg 202,500 mdd (0%)
- 4. Larry Ellison 193,500 mdd (+5.4%)
- 5. Bernard Arnault 173,200 mdd (-1.6%)
- 6. Bill Gates 159,500 mdd (+1.2%)
- 7. Larry Page 158,300 mdd (+3.6%)
- 8. Sergey Brin 149,100 mdd (+3.6%)
- 9. Warren Buffett 147,800 mdd (+5.4%)
- 10. Steve Ballmer 145,900 mdd (+2%).
With information from EFE
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