American businessman Elon Musk lost more than 7% of his wealth in one day (April 20) with the announcement of Tesla's financial reports and the explosion of the Starship rocket, Bloomberg reports.
SpaceX company launched the world's largest Starship rocket on April 20, the rocket exploded at an altitude of 38km just 5 minutes after takeoff.
In addition, Musk's electric car maker Tesla also reported a 24% drop in profits. Against this background, the price of its shares fell by 9.75%.
Thus, the businessman's wealth decreased by $12.6bn, becoming the biggest daily loss since the beginning of 2023. Currently, the businessman's fortune is estimated at $164bn. Nevertheless, Musk remains the second richest person in the world after French billionaire Bernard Arnault.
Let us remind you that starting from April 20, the Twitter social network belonging to Elon Musk began to remove the "blue checks" from the accounts of millions of users who did not want to pay the subscription fee of $8 a month.
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