Elon Musk loses £6.1bn in a day - still world's richest person by £137bn

Elon Musk loses £6.1bn in a day - still world's richest person by £137bn

The world's richest man has seen his net worth tumble in the last 24 hours, losing some £6.1 billion.

Elon Musk – and then for a long time nothing. According to Forbes, the Tesla boss remains the richest person in the world. Many Germans are also on the list, one is just 19 years old.

Elon Musk again leads the list of Forbes billionaires with a fortune of $342 billion, surpassing figure Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos.

The Tesla CEO's wealth has increased by 75 percent in a year.

Elon Musk retains its position as world leader in the Forbes ranking of billionaires, despite a spectacular loss of 6.9 billion euros in one day.

Elon Musk – and then for a long time nothing. According to Forbes, the Tesla boss remains the richest person in the world. However, the number of billionaires has increased dramatically over the past 20 years.