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What place does Trump have among Forbes millionaires?
Forbes magazine mentioned the list of the most millionaire people in the world, as it does every year, and one of the characters to whom he dedicated a special article was former President Donald Trump.
Despite the image of success that the Republican tycoon usually shows, his fortune plummeted in recent years, as revealed by data presented by Forbes.
The publication claimed that Trump fell 298 places in the list of billionaires. In 2020 the former owner of Miss Universe ranked almost among the 1,000 richest men on the planet, ranking 1,001 on the select list, but after losing dollars in her income, she jumped to position 1,299.
The publication claimed that Trump’s fortune is estimated at $ 2.4 billion.
Forbes clarified that “Trump has actually become richer since last year, but others on the list saw his fortunes expand even further,” and warned that his balance sheet could have been better. . “The former president, who is proud of his vision for business, refused to divest his assets when he took office. If he had sold in 2017 and reinvested in the market, it would have been about $ 1.6 billion more. rich, ”Forbes noted.
Insider pointed out that despite this recent rise, in Trump’s four years in the White House, his fortune lost $ 700 million, from $ 3 billion to $ 2.3 billion a few months ago.
Forbes stressed that “Despite the pandemic, (the last one) was a record year for the richest in the world.”
Jeff Bezos ranked as the richest person on the planet again and for the fourth year in a row, with a fortune of $ 177 billion, 64 billion more than the previous year, did not lose the top of the list.
Elon Musk, described by Forbes as “the biggest winner in terms of dollars,” ranked No. 2, with a current fortune of $ 151 billion, and a staggering production of money in a single year, as he jumped from ranked 31st, with a fortune of $ 24.6 billion to have $ 126.4 billion more. “The main reason: a 705% rise in Tesla shares,” Forbes said.
Bernard Arnault, the French billionaire, owner of firms such as Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior, remained in 3rd place, although his fortune doubled, from $ 76 billion to $ 150,000, according to Forbes.
Bill Gates, meanwhile, was in fourth place with $ 124 billion, and in fifth place was Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg with $ 97 billion, or $ 42.3 billion more than the previous year. Forbes explained its rise in revenue to which Facebook shares have increased by 80%.
Forbes also said that this year’s list of billionaires had 2,755 elected, 660 more than a year ago, who in total own wealth worth $ 13.1 trillion, compared to $ 8 trillions representing 2020.
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