Bernard Arnault, chairman and CEO of luxury brand LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE, surpassed Tesla boss Elon Musk to become the world's richest person, as per Forbes real-time billionaires list. Bernard Arnault has a net worth of $207.6 billion currently. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is the world's third richest person with a net worth of $181.3 billion, the list showed. (Bloomberg)The fight for the number one spot between Bernard Arnault and Elon Musk has been going on for over two years. In 2022, Bernard Arnault gained the top spot after the tech stocks witnessed a sell-off amid weak global macroeconomic indicators.

Source: Hindustan Times January 29, 2024 17:44 UTC