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Elon Musk is wealthier than Bezos, and is the wealthiest person in the world. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloomberg_Billionaires_Index https://en.m.wikiped
by SequoiaHope 3y ago
Elon Musk is wealthier than Bezos, and is the wealthiest person in the world.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloomberg_Billionaires_Index https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloomberg_Billionaires_Index
Edit: Hi folks. Please remember I’m responding to a comment about public perception, not some ground truth idea of absolute wealth. These lists reflect what regular people are being told, and are probably a good indicator of public perception.
- wkat4242 3y agoMarket cap isn't Wealth. It can evaporate at any time. I'm sure there's people more hidden that have much more real disposable wealth.
- lotsofpulp 3y agoWhat kind of wealth cannot evaporate at any time? What is real disposable wealth?
- TaylorAlexander 3y agoI’m replying to a comment about public perception of Musk and Bezos’s wealth, which says Musk could benefit from a PR team but Bezos cannot because Bezos is so damn wealthy. But from a public perception standpoint, Musk is wealthier than Bezos. Us regular folks genuinely can’t really understand the ins and outs of wealth at this level.
- mrangle 3y agoIf Musk can borrow against his shares, then Market Cap is wealth.
- wkat4242 3y agoHe can't borrow 200 billion against his shares though. If he were to do that the gravity of that action would upset the value of those shares themselves.
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- Gud 3y agoThese lists mean nothing. Or do you believe Elon Musk is wealthier than the king of Saudi Arabia?
- TaylorAlexander 3y agoI’m responding to a comment about public perceptions of Musk and Bezos’s relative wealth. Public perception is often wrong, but most people will tend to believe sources like this. (In searching for this I found loads of news articles published today about Musk taking the top of the list again, which surely influences public opinion.) So actually the lists do mean something. They reflect what people are being told about Musk and Bezos’s wealth. Which is precisely what was being discussed.
- philipov 3y agoI thought he lost that title after he bought twitter and cratered their debt valuation.
- TaylorAlexander 3y agoI searched and apparently he regained it in the last few days due to rising Tesla valuation.