MOSCOW, Jul 24 American billionaire and entrepreneur Elon Musk has once again taken first place in the list of the richest people in the world, after dropping by the second position follows from the Forbes data and the resource of the Forbes Real-Time edition.
According to the publication, Musk's net worth rose by $4.1 billion on Monday to $240.6 billion.
Wealth of Bernard Arnault, owner of French luxury goods maker LVMH (LVMH Moet Hennessy — Louis Vuitton), in second place, fell by $2.8 billion to $234.6 billion.
The increase in Musk's fortune comes against the backdrop of a rise in the value of Tesla shares. As of 20.20 Moscow time, the price of one security of the company rose by 2.69% to $267.01.
At the same time, at the auctions on Thursday and Friday, Tesla shares fell by 10%, in connection with which, according to Forbes, Musk lost about $ 18 billion and the first position in the list of the richest people in the world.