Super-rich with record profits after Trump’s victory

New York (EFE) – The world’s 10 richest people (the ultra-rich) collectively made a record profit of $64 billion after Republican Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election was confirmed on Wednesday, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. .

The ranking, which tracks daily changes in the assets of the planet’s “super rich,” reflects that the biggest beneficiary of Trump’s victory was Tesla and X CEO Elon Musk, whose wealth rose by $26.5 billion to $290 billion. , on Wednesday.

Bloomberg notes that this is the “largest daily gain” in the wealth of the ultra-wealthy seen since the index began in 2012.

Musk is super rich thanks to Trump

In addition to Musk, a staunch defender of Trump’s candidacy in recent months and a possible member of the tycoon’s next presidential cabinet, other names from the tech sector stand out on the list.

Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon and the second richest person in the world, increased his wealth by $7 billion, which is now approaching $230 billion.

For his part, Larry Ellison, president of software company Oracle and also an avowed Trumpist, increased his assets by nearly $10 billion, to $193 billion.

Former Microsoft executives Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer also received boosts; former Google CEOs Larry Page and Sergey Brin, and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett, who jumped on the wave despite not commenting on their preferred candidate during the campaign.

A member of the economic elite loses money

The only member of the global economic elite to lose money on Wednesday was French luxury brand magnate Bernard Arnault, whose fortune fell by almost $3 billion.

Additionally, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s net worth decreased slightly by $81 million, although he is still worth $202 billion.

In August, Trump even threatened to jail Zuckerberg for life for plotting against him in the 2020 election.

According to Bloomberg, these were the percentage changes in the world’s largest fortunes in the 24 hours after Trump was elected as the 47th president of the United States.

1. Elon Musk — $290 billion (+10.1%)
2. Jeff Bezos $228.3 billion (+3.2%)
3. Mark Zuckerberg $202.5 billion (0%)
4. Larry Ellison $193.5 billion (+5.4%)
5. Bernard Arnault $173.2 billion (-1.6%)
6. Bill Gates – $159.5 billion (+1.2%)
7. Larry Page – $158.3 billion (+3.6%)
8. Sergey Brin $149.1 billion (+3.6%)
9. Warren Buffett – $147.8 billion (+5.4%)
10. Steve Ballmer – $145.9 billion (+2%).