The assets of the world's 500 super-rich have shrunk by $1.4 trillion! Musk is still the richest

It is learned that the first half of 2022 has come to an end. In just half a year, the number of billionaires in the world has dropped sharply, and the world's top 500 richest people have lost 1.4 trillion US dollars. The wealth of billionaires such as the world's richest man Musk, Bezos and Zuckerberg has evaporated greatly.

Tesla reported its worst Q2 earnings to June, while Amazon's e-commerce bubble burst. Musk's fortune evaporated by $61.8 billion, but he still sits firmly on the throne of the world's richest man with assets of $208 billion. Meanwhile, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who ranked second on the rich list with a net worth of $130 billion, saw his wealth shrink by $62.7 billion; while Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's net worth halved, down $65.5 billion.

Indian industrialists Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani are estimated to be worth $98.6 billion and $93 billion, respectively. Adani, who ranks sixth on the Bloomberg list, saw his wealth increase by $22.1 billion, while Ambani, who ranks ninth, saw his wealth increase by $3 billion.

Luxury brand tycoon Bernard Arnault has a fortune of $128.7 billion, making him the world's third richest and France's richest man, followed closely by American technology pioneer Bill Gates, who is worth $114.8 billion.

According to the index, the world's 500 richest people lost a total of $1.4 trillion in 2022 as global financial markets collapsed under the weight of rising interest rates and inflation anxiety. Binance CEO Zhao Changpeng was the world's richest person with the most severe asset shrinkage in the first half of the year, with $79.8 billion evaporated. Here are the top five Bloomberg billionaires with the most severe asset shrinkage:

It is learned that the United States, Japan, China and Germany are the countries with the most high net worth individuals in the world. According to a report released by Capgemini in June, these four countries have nearly 64% of the world's high net worth individuals.

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