Between the controversial takeover of Twitter and the increasingly uncertain results of Tesla, 2022 has been a particularly eventful year for Elon Musk.

Since November 2021, the billionaire has lost 182 billion dollars (170 billion euros).

He thus entered the Guinness Book of World Records for the greatest loss of personal fortune in history, reports

The Guardian

.

In November 2021, the net worth of the whimsical billionaire's fortune was indeed estimated at 320 billion dollars.

It fell to 138 billion dollars in January.

While Guinness said these figures were only vague estimates, the committee agreed that these losses "far" exceeded the previous record held by Japanese investor Masayoshi Son.

The latter had lost 58.6 billion dollars (54 billion euros) in 2000.

The fall of Tesla shares

Since December 2022, according to information from

Forbes

and

Bloomberg

, Elon Musk is no longer the richest man in the world.

It is now Bernard Arnault, the boss of the LVMH group, who has taken the lead in the ranking with a fortune peaking at 206.1 billion dollars (about 191 billion euros), according to figures from

Forbes

dating from this Friday.

Since the beginning of the month, Elon Musk's fortune has risen to 146.8 billion dollars (136 billion euros).



In addition to the takeover of Twitter which scared off many investors, the Guinness World Records highlighted "the poor performance of Tesla shares" to explain the vertiginous fall in Elon Musk's fortune.

The value of Tesla shares has fallen by 65% ​​in 2022, due to a drop in demand and the logistical problems encountered by the manufacturer.

In a tweet posted on December 30, 2022, Musk expressed confidence, however.

"The long-term fundamentals are extremely strong," he said.

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