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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

Trump’s victory adds record $64bn to wealth of richest top 10

Elon Musk with both hands in the air
Elon Musk’s fortune grew to $290bn after a surge in US stocks as investors anticipated a low-tax low-regulation regime. Photograph: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty

The wealth of the 10 richest people in the world – a list dominated by US tech billionaires – increased by a record amount after Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election, according to a widely cited index.

The Bloomberg Billionaires Index estimated that the world’s 10 wealthiest people gained nearly $64bn (about £49.5bn) on Wednesday, the largest daily increase since the index began in 2012.

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