List of largest losses of wealth explained

The following is a list of all people who have lost over US$50 billion of net personal wealth in a one-year period. Many of these losses were due to a change in value tied to stock ownership, and so were unrealized losses.[1]

LossYearLoseeNationalityReference
1$200 billion2022Elon Musk United States/ South Africa[2]
2$80 billion2022Jeff Bezos United States
3$78 billion2022Mark Zuckerberg United States
4$77.3 billion2024Moosa Thoriq Maldives[3]
5$60 billion2023Gautam Adani India[4]
6$58.6 billion2000Masayoshi Son Japan[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: 30 December 2022 . Elon Musk Becomes First Person Ever to Lose $200 Billion . en . . 2023-02-05 . Brian . Chappatta . subscription.
  2. Web site: Goldman . David . 2 January 2023 . Elon Musk has lost a bigger fortune than anyone in history. . 2023-02-05 . en.
  3. News: Shifleen . Aminath . 2024-08-01 . Millions mistakenly transferred recovered, BML says . en . Atoll Times.
  4. News: Shankar . Vivek . 2023-01-31 . This Mogul Lost Tens of Billions of Dollars in Days. What Happened? . en-US . . 2023-02-10 . 0362-4331.
  5. Web site: Vega . Nicolas . Elon Musk's $182 billion net worth drop breaks Guinness World Record . 2023-02-05 . . 2023-01-10 . en.