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Published 17:00 7 Dec 2022 GMT
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Elon Musk briefly lost title as the world's richest person, according to Forbes.
The Twitter owner and Tesla CEO lost his position in top spot following a steep drop in the value of his stake in the electric-car maker and a $44 billion bet on the social media firm.
Earlier this year, Musk sold stocks of his electric-car company to fund the $44 billion deal to buy Twitter.
Bernard Arnault, the chief executive of luxury brand Louis Vuitton's parent company LVMH, and his family briefly held the title of the wealthiest person on the planet, with a personal wealth of $185.4 billion.
https://twitter.com/PubityIG/status/1600528970331881473 But they were soon back at number two in the list.Musk, who had held the top spot on the Forbes list for world's richest since September 2021 when he overtook Jeff Bezos, has a net worth of $185.3 billion.
Tesla's shares fell about 4 percent in morning trading on Wednesday.
Tesla has lost nearly half its market value and Musk's net worth has dropped by about $70 billion since he bid for Twitter in April. Musk closed the deal for Twitter in October with $13 billion in loans and a $33.5 billion equity commitment.
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