Bloomberg reported that the fortunes of the world's 500 richest men fell by $ 444 billion last week, as the Coruna virus continued to spread.

In stock markets around the world, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 12%, the largest drop for five days since the 2008 financial crisis, when more than $ 6 trillion of global stocks evaporated at the time.

The decline last week erased the $ 78 billion gains raised by the 500 richest people since the start of the year until a few days ago, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires index.

The site pointed out that three of the world's richest people have together incurred a loss of about $ 30 billion. They are the founder of the company "Amazon" Jeff Bezos, the founder of "Microsoft" Bill Gates, and CEO of the "Louis Vuitton" group Bernard Arnault.

Elon Musk, who is one of the 25 richest people in the world, suffered the fourth largest weekly loss of $ 9 billion, as shares of his electric car company, Tesla, declined after a sharp rise at the beginning of the year, and his wealth now stands at $ 36.3 billion.

About 80% of registered billionaires fall into the Bloomberg Ranking in the Red Zone, including those whose global drama has swept their business.

Micky Arison, Chairman of the Board of Directors of "One Carnival" company lost one billion dollars this week, as the world's largest cruise line operator trapped tourists on one of its ships in Japan, and at least five passengers died.