Elon Musk breaks Guinness World Record for ‘largest loss of personal fortune in history’
‘He won’t be going hungry any time soon - he’s still the world’s second-richest person’
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Elon Musk has broken the record for losing more money than any other human in history after holding the title of the world’s richest man for almost a year.
The Tesla and Twitter chief executive’s wealth diminished so greatly that the Guinness World Records, in a blog post on Friday, recognised him for having the “largest loss of personal fortune in history”.
He officially broke the record by losing approximately $182bn since November 2021, it said in a press release, citing Forbes.
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