ことしの世界せかいの富豪ふごうランキング 1位いはイーロン・マスク氏し 米べい誌し

On the 1st, the American economic magazine Forbes announced this years world billionaire rankings, and Elon Musk, CEO of the American electric car manufacturer Tesla and a key figure in the Trump administration, was chosen as number one for the first time in three years since 2022.

Regarding Mr. Musk, there has been criticism that methods such as staff reductions in government agencies are too forceful, and incidents of Tesla vehicles being vandalized have occurred in various places, but the companys value has been recognized.

According to Forbes, Elon Musks total assets are estimated to be 342 billion dollars, approximately 51 trillion yen in Japanese currency.

The reason for reclaiming the top spot after three years is attributed to the rapid increase in the corporate value of SpaceX, a space development company led by Mr. Musk, and xAI, an AI development company, resulting in an asset increase of $147 billion over the past year.

<br><br>On the other hand, Mr. Musk has been criticized for being too forceful in his methods of reducing personnel in government agencies while leading the DOGE = Department of Government Efficiency during the Trump administration. Incidents of Tesla vehicles being destroyed occurred frequently across various locations, and at one point, the stock price dropped significantly.

<br><br>Forbes evaluates this by stating, Tesla is trading at a higher stock price than a year ago, despite recent protests and a sharp drop in stock price.

<br><br>In addition, regarding Japanese billionaires, Tadashi Yanai, the chairman and president of Fast Retailing, which operates Uniqlo, and his family were selected as the top, with assets amounting to 45.1 billion dollars, approximately 6.7 trillion yen, ranking 30th overall.