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TUSSLE: Jeff Bezos Overtakes Elon Musk Again | READ DETAILS

Faith Ukanwa

Feb 17, 2021

Elon Musk's six weeks reign on the top list of the world's richest man has ended as Amazon owner, Jeff Bezos reclaims his title.

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Musk, on Tuesday, lost about $4.5 billion after Tesla (TSLA) shares fell 2.4%, taking him to second place on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index ranking.

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Bezos' net worth also fell by about $372 million but that was enough to take him to top spot, a position he has held for about three years.

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The Bloomberg Billionaire's index says Bezos is worth $191 billion compared to Musk's $190 billion as at Wednesday February 17.

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Recall that Musk came up to first position early January, 2021 with a net worth of more than $185 billion.

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However, Bill Gates remains at the world's third-richest person with $137 billion of worth.

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