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Elon Musk retakes title of world's richest man after briefly losing it - Forbes

Mr Musk has had held the top spot on the Forbes list for world's richest since September 2021
Mr Musk has had held the top spot on the Forbes list for world's richest since September 2021

Twitter owner and Tesla Inc boss Elon Musk has retaken his title of the world's richest person after briefly losing it today, according to Forbes.

It follows his expensive bets to buy the social media firm and selling stocks of his electric-car company to fund the $44 billion deal.

Bernard Arnault, the chief executive of luxury brand Louis Vuitton's parent company LVMH, and his family had briefly taken the title, with a personal wealth of $185.4 billion, according to Forbes.

Mr Musk, who has had held the top spot on the Forbes list for world's richest since September 2021, has a net worth of $185.3 billion.