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Elon Musk tops Forbes' billionaire list for first time ever with staggering net wealth
Elon Musk has for the first time taken the top spot as the world's richest man, overtaking Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, according to Forbes' billionaire rich list.Musk was worth a whopping estimated $219billion (£166bn) on 11 March following him adding a staggering $68bn to his fortune just over the past year.Bezos lost his crown at the top spot due to increased charitable giving and a 3% drop in Amazon stock, which wiped a staggering $6bn from his net worth. The two incredibly rich men were among 2,668 billionaires on the Forbes list – which had decreased from last year's record of 2,755.
