Although Elon Musk has been at the center of Trump’s presidency for the first three weeks, data shows his rivals Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg Zuckerberg) and others have benefited more since.
Tesla Inc TSLA CEO Elon MuskThis is the richest man in the world with a net worth of $412 billion, and in a potential conflict of interest, the center of a potential conflict of interest he serves as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge).
what happened: Doge by Donald Trumpas Musk leads the department along with other prominent figures in the tech industry Marc Andreessenco-founder Netscapeand Travis Kalanickco-founder Uber Technologies Inc. Uber etc.
With Doge, Musk aims to reduce federal spending to $2 trillion in 2026, aiming to reduce federal deficits.
So far, Doge has announced several measures, including closures US International Development Agency (USA) has attracted sharp criticism from the Democrats, who called the move “illegal.”
Musk’s assistant was reportedly appointed to oversee the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), which has restricted access to professional civil servants to computer systems that contain personal data from millions of federal employees.
Critics say Musk will get benefits from the threshold, but the data has brought a surprising twist.
These are the five billionaires in the world
| Name | Total net assets |
| Elon Musk | $412 billion |
| Jeff Bezos | $257 billion |
| Mark Zuckerberg | $25.1 billion |
| Larry Ellison | $197 billion |
| Bernard Arnault | $193 billion |
Musk leads the list of world billionaires, with a net worth of $412 billion on February 6, according to the Bloomberg Billionaire Index.
The data shows: This is the first three weeks of the Trump administration, and it is the richest best interest in the world.
| Name | Net assets as of January 18 | Net assets on February 6 | Change |
| Mark Zuckerberg | $217 billion | $25.1 billion | $34 billion |
| Jeff Bezos | $245 billion | $257 billion | $12 billion |
| Thomas Peterfey | $57.1 billion | $68.1 billion | $11 billion |
| Jim Walton | $114 billion | $125 billion | $11 billion |
| Alice Walton | $111 billion | $122 billion | $11 billion |
On the other hand, Musk’s net worth has dropped from $449 billion on January 18 to $412 billion on February 6, marking the world’s richest net worth the highest.
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