Tesla CEO and X social network owner Elon Musk broke his own record for 2021. and became the richest person in history, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, published by the agency of the same name.
According to the rating, Musk's fortune increased by $35 billion in the last week and is now valued at $348 billion.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos dropped to second place. His fortune is estimated at $219 billion, Larry Ellison, who closes the top three. His fortune is estimated at 206 billion dollars.
The richest Russian is Vladimir Potanin ($31.9 billion). He is in 52nd place. Vladimir Lisin ($29.2 billion) and Vagit Alekperov ($27.6 billion) are in 75th and 76th place, respectively.
Since March 2012 the agency publishes the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which includes information on the wealth of the 500 richest people on the planet.