Billionaire Elon Musk is the person who has made the most money in the past 6 months when he accumulated an additional $ 96.6 billion.According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, the world’s 500 richest people added a total of $852 billion in the first six months of 2023. On average, each person earns $14 million a day. This is the best half-year gain for billionaires since late 2020, as the economy begins to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The fortunes of Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg increased the most in the world after 6 months. (Photo: Indiatimes)

In particular, billionaire Elon Musk is the fastest growing person in the world when he earned an additional $ 96.6 billion from the beginning of the year to June 30. CEO Zuckerberg of Meta Platforms Inc. no less when earning $ 58.9 billion.

Even more, Elon Musk’s fortune extended into July when Tesla shares rose 6.9% on Monday in New York, bringing the billionaire an additional $ 13 billion.

In the opposite direction, the net worth of Indian billionaire Gautam Adani fell the most in the first half of this year with $ 60.2 billion. The owner of Adani Group is also the person who lost the most money on the stock exchange, with $ 20.8 billion in the session on January 27.

At that time, his Adani Group was accused by Hindenburg Research – a small research firm in the US – of accounting fraud and stock manipulation. Adani has denied these.