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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Rupert Neate Wealth correspondent

Elon Musk reclaims title of world’s richest person

Elon Musk looks up from his seat in a car, with the door open
Elon Musk in a Tesla in Beijing. His wealth is closely tied to the fortunes of the car company, of which he owns 13%. Photograph: Tingshu Wang/Reuters

Elon Musk is once again the world’s richest person after leapfrogging French billionaire Bernard Arnault, after a slump in the value of Arnault’s LVMH luxury goods empire.

The 51-year-old maverick head of Tesla and owner of Twitter has seen his fortune recover to $192bn (£153bn) – up $55bn from the start of the year – while Arnault’s wealth has fallen by $5bn in the past 24 hours to $187bn according to Bloomberg’s daily updated billionaires’ index.

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