Breaking: Elon Musk bounces back as world richest man *Full list

Popular Twitter owner, Elon Musk, has dethroned French multi-billionaire Bernard Arnault to become world richest man.

Bloomberg Billionaires tally reveals that, Elon Musk net worth is now about $192 billion, compared to LVMH (LVMHF) CEO Bernard Arnault’s $187 billion.

This feat became possible after surpassing the French luxury brand tycoon on Wednesday after shares of Mr Arnault’s LVMH fell 2.6 per cent in Paris trading.

See full list of world’s richest men;

  • Elon Musk: $192b
  • Bernard Arnault: $187b
  • Jeff Bezos: $144b
  • Bill Gates: $125b 
  • Larry Ellison: $118b
  • Steve Ballmer: $114b
  • Warren Buffet: $112b 
  • Larry Page: $111b
  • Sergey Brin: $106b
  • Mark Zuckerberg: $96.5b
  • Carlos Slim: $89.4b
  • Francoise Bettencourt Meyers: $85.5b
  • Mukesh Ambani: $84.7b
  • Amancio Ortega: $67.8b
  • Jim Walton: $67.2b
  • Rob Walton: $65.5b
  • Alice Walton: $64.4b
  • Zhong Shanshan: $61.5b
  • Gautam Adani: $61.3b
  • John Mars: $60.6b