List of largest losses of wealth
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]
| Loss | Year | Losee | Nationality | Reference | |
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| 1 | $200 billion | 2022 | Elon Musk |  United States/ South Africa
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| 2 | $80 billion | 2022 | Jeff Bezos | United States
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| 3 | $78 billion | 2022 | Mark Zuckerberg | United States
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| 4 | $60 billion | 2023 | Gautam Adani |  India
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| 5 | $58.6 billion | 2000 | Masayoshi Son |  Japan
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Elon Musk Becomes First Person Ever to Lose $200 Billion". Bloomberg.com. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ Goldman, David (2 January 2023). "Elon Musk has lost a bigger fortune than anyone in history | CNN Business". CNN. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ a b c Vega, Nicolas. "Elon Musk's $182 billion net worth drop breaks Guinness World Record". CNBC. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ Shankar, Vivek (31 January 2023). "This Mogul Lost Tens of Billions of Dollars in Days. What Happened?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 10 February 2023.