Nearly two and a half months after losing the position in December 2022,?Elon Musk?has reclaimed the world¡¯s richest title.
Musk, who had become the?world¡¯s first person to lose $200 billion in net worth last year, has now replaced Louis Vuitton Group chairman Bernard Arnault as the world¡¯s richest person.
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As per the Bloomberg Billionaire Index, Elon Musk now has a net worth of $187 billion, whereas second-placed Bernard Arnault?has a net worth of $185 billion.
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It's been a good start to 2023 for Musk, as his wealth has jumped over $50 billion this year, thanks to Tesla¡¯s stock surging nearly 100%?this year, thanks to Tesla¡¯s stock surging nearly 100%?this year. The Tesla?stock is up over 92% this year to date, which is a great recovery after the stock bled heavily last year, which was among the key reasons behind Musk losing billions of dollars in wealth in 2022.
Elon Musk also sold his Tesla shares four times last year. The?surge in Tesla stock comes just before?its first Investor Day event?scheduled on March 1st at its Gigafactory in Austin, Texas.?
At the event, Elon Musk is expected to unleash upon the world his latest master plan for the company¡¯s future. As per The Verge report, Musk has said the event is for "people and life on earth," adding that "it will be a message of good hope and positivity for the future."
The world¡¯s richest person, Elon Musk, who has been repeatedly conducting layoffs at Twitter ever since he took over the social media platform in late October, has made a promise to the remaining employees.
Twitter and Tesla CEO Musk has promised remaining Twitter employees ¡°very significant¡± performance-based stock awards on March 24th, as per reports based on his internal memo. The memo titled ¡®Performance Awards¡¯ came on February 27 after the shock layoff of hundreds of employees, including loyalists and nearly the entire product team over the weekend.
¡°This past week, we completed a difficult organizational overhaul focused on improving future execution, using as much feedback as we could gather from the entire company. Those who remain are highly regarded by those around them,¡± said the memo obtained by The Verge.
Twitter reportedly has around 2,000 employees at present, after Musk recently laid off about 200 of the remaining workforce of around 2300.??
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