According to the news of the New York Post; US “tech bosses” have lost billions of dollars this year. It seems that 2022 did not suit names such as Tesla and Twitter boss Elon Musk, Musk’s space rival Jeff Bezos, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg trying to reach his metaverse goal.
THE YEAR THAT WAS NOT GOOD FOR TECHNOLOGY BILLIONARDS: 2022
ELON MUSK
The high loss of Elon Musk, the boss of Tesla and Twitter, caused him to lose the title of the richest person in the world. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Musk’s net worth, the second richest person in the world, was $304 billion on January 3, 2022. Bloomberg calculated the net worth of the famous billionaire on December 27, 2022 at 130 billion dollars. On January 3, the price of Tesla’s shares was $ 400. Today it is around $109.
JEFF BEZOS
Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, Musk’s biggest rival in space exploration, lost tens of billions of dollars in 2022. His net worth was $196 billion on January 3, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. However, in the same source, his net worth on December 27, 2022 was calculated as 106 billion dollars. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Jeff Bezos is currently the 6th richest person in the world.
MARK ZUCKERBERG
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg had a net worth of $126 billion on January 3, 2022. But on December 27, 2022, Zuckerberg’s net worth fell to $44.4 billion. Zuckerberg was once a fixture among the seven richest people in the world. But these days, he ranks 25th on the list according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
LARRY PAGE AND SERGEY BRIN
Next up are Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin. On December 28, 2022, Page was listed as the 10th richest person in the world with a net worth of $82.3 billion in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Brin is in 11th place, just behind Page. His net worth is worth $78.8 billion. This value was $126 billion on February 2, 2022. On the same date, Page’s net worth was $131 billion.
BILL GATES
Bill Gates is the fourth richest person in the world according to the Billionaires Index. His net worth was $138 billion on the first day of 2022. But on December 27, 2022, his net worth was estimated at $109 billion.