Elon Musk is not the world's richest person anymore, losing the top spot to Amazon founder and former CEO Jeff Bezo

Bezos has gained $23bn in 2024, while Musk has lost $31bn, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. 1

Elon Musk has been dethroned as the world's richest man for the first time in nine months. 

Bezos had first become the richest person in the world in 2017, when he surpassed the net worth of Microsoft founder Bill Gates

Elon Musk lost a significant amount of his net worth on Monday when Tesla shares tumbled around 7.2 per cent, making Jeff Bezos the wealthiest person in the world.