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List of largest losses of wealth

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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
1 $200 billion 2022 Elon Musk  United States/ South Africa [2]
2 $80 billion 2022 Jeff Bezos  United States [3]
3 $78 billion 2022 Mark Zuckerberg  United States [3]
4 $77.3 billion 2024 Moosa Thoriq  Maldives [4]
5 $60 billion 2023 Gautam Adani  India [5]
6 $58.6 billion 2000 Masayoshi Son  Japan [3]

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References

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  1. ^ Chappatta, Brian (30 December 2022). "Elon Musk Becomes First Person Ever to Lose $200 Billion". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  2. ^ Goldman, David (2 January 2023). "Elon Musk has lost a bigger fortune than anyone in history". CNN Business. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Vega, Nicolas (10 January 2023). "Elon Musk's $182 billion net worth drop breaks Guinness World Record". CNBC. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  4. ^ Shifleen, Aminath (1 August 2024). "Millions mistakenly transferred recovered, BML says". Atoll Times.
  5. ^ 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.