Bloomberg: The richest man on the planet Elon Musk lost $ 50 billion in two days dollars due to the fall in stock prices of Tesla, which he owns. This was reported by Bloomberg.
So, Musk's securities began to fall in price sharply after he asked users whether he should sell his stake in the company, which reaches 10 percent. By the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, the value of Tesla shares fell by more than 16 percent.
This circumstance influenced the assessment of Musk's well-being. As the agency explains, the richest man on the planet has become poorer by more than $ 50 billion. Thus, Musk's lead from the second place, which is retained by the founder of Amazon corporation Jeff Bezos, was reduced to 83 billion dollars. On Monday, Bloomberg estimated Musk's fortune at $ 323 billion, Bezos at $ 201 billion.
Earlier, Elon Musk said that “there has been too much discussion lately that unrealized profits are a means of tax evasion.” In this regard, he asked users for advice whether he needed to sell 10 percent of Tesla shares, which he founded, and said that he would make a decision based on the results of the vote.
As a result, the majority of voters supported the sale of 10 percent of Tesla shares. 57.9 percent of respondents were in favor of the sale of securities, 42.1 percent were against.