Huge Gap in Wealth of World's Richest in Last 24 Hours, Jeff Bezos Hit the Most

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The wealth of the world's top billionaires is witnessing a tsunami. From number one billionaire Bernard Arnault to Jeff Bezos... Bill Gates to Warren Buffett, all the rich have lost huge chunks of their wealth in the last 24 hours. Amazon boss Jeff Bezos has suffered the most, while Bernard Arnault is second in terms of wealth loss. What is special is that while the net worth of all the rich has declined rapidly, the wealth of Indian industrialists Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani has increased. Let's take a look at the latest ups and downs in the billionaires list.

These rich people lost the most wealth

According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, 18 of the top 20 richest people have lost their wealth in the last 24 hours. Jeff Bezos suffered the biggest loss, losing $19.8 billion in his net worth, or about Rs. 1,63,909 crore has decreased. With this decline, his net worth has come down to 139 billion dollars. However, Bezos is still the third richest person in the world. Next in terms of property loss is Bernard Arnault, the world's richest man. They have lost 11.2 billion dollars or about Rs 92,000 crore in the last 24 hours. With this, the net worth of the French billionaire has reached below 200 billion dollars.

Bezos' joy of engagement and grief of loss of wealth

Jeff Bezos has had both happiness and sorrow at the same time. According to reports, Bezos is engaged to his girlfriend Lauren Sanchez. The couple is currently at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival in France and news of their engagement is in the news after being spotted with a heart-shaped ring on Sanchez's finger. Let us tell that both are dating each other since 2018. In the midst of this happiness, such a huge decline in Jeff Bezos' wealth is nothing short of a tragedy.

The gap between Arnault and Musk narrowed

This property tsunami has also narrowed the gap between Bernard Arnold and Elon Musk for the number one position. However, Musk's net worth is $2.22 billion. 18,379 crore has been recorded and it has come down to 180 billion dollars. Furthermore, the wealth gap between the two top billionaires has narrowed to just $12 billion. As for other billionaires who suffered losses, Bill Gates lost $1.02 billion, Warren Buffett $2.19 billion, Larry Ellison $2.90 billion and Larry Page $1.95 billion in the last 24 hours.

The wealth of these rich also decreased

The list of rich people who lost wealth does not end here. Next up is Steve Ballmer, whose net worth has dropped by $1.89 billion. Sergey Brin lost $1.86 billion, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, who entered the top-10 after a long time, lost $554 million. The list also includes big names like Carlos Slim Helu, Francois Betancourt, Amanico Ortiga, Jim Walton, Rowe Walton.

Adani-Ambani's wealth increased in top-20

If we talk about the top-20 richest people in the world, only the wealth of Indian billionaires has increased in the last 24 hours. While Gautam Adani's net worth has increased by 4.38 billion dollars to 64.2 billion dollars and he has jumped 5 places to the 18th position in the rich list. On the other hand, Reliance Industries chairman and Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani (Mukesh Ambani Net Worth) has a net worth of $84.1 billion with an increase of $5.49 million. With this wealth, he is the 13th richest person in the world.