Elon Musk Loses Richness
Key points
- According to Forbes, Elon Musk is no longer the richest person after LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault dethroned him due to a drop in the price of Tesla’s stock.
- Since he passed Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in September 2021, Musk has held the title of the richest person in the world.
- Arnault amassed wealth by creating the greatest luxury conglomerate in the world, which also includes Celine, Tiffany, and Tag Heuer in addition to Louis Vuitton.
Overview of Elon Musk Loses Richness
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, is no longer the richest man in the world. At Monday’s end, he turned over that position to Bernard Arnault, chairman, and CEO of LVMH, according to Forbes.
The value of Tesla shares has more than halved this year, in part because of a sell-off that escalated after Musk’s $44 billion purchase of Twitter. Shares ended the day down nearly 6.3%.
The rapid surge in Tesla’s share price, which soared more than 1,000% in two years, was the driving force behind Musk’s riches, which is mostly related to the company’s shares.
According to SEC records, Arnault holds just under 60% of the voting share class of LVMH through holding entities and family trusts. According to Forbes, Arnault has a $186.2 billion net worth.
Musk now holds 14.11% of Tesla’s outstanding shares, which have a market value of $530 billion, according to FactSet data. According to a $125 billion private market estimate from June 2022, Musk also controls more than 40% of the shares of SpaceX, boosting his net worth by millions of dollars on paper.
In 2022, a year when equities have fallen, shares of LVMH have only fallen 1.5%. Based in Paris, LVMH is listed on the Euronext Paris exchange.
Despite using somewhat different criteria, the Bloomberg Billionaires Index still lists Musk as the world’s richest individual, with $168 billion versus Arnault’s $167 billion.
