Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos were among the several billionaires whose net worths took a massive leap after Donald Trump's election win on Tuesday. Wall Street, too, hit a record high with the S&P 500 jumping by 1.9%, and Dow Jones soaring by 3% to 43,508 points. This comes as the Republican nominee and president-elect in expected to embrace cryptocurrency and corporate tax cuts during his second term.
The biggest gainer – wealth-wise – was one of Trump's biggest billionaire backers – Elon Musk. The Tesla and SpaceX chief's net worth experienced a nearly $21 billion jolt on Wednesday. Now he is worth $285.6 billion. Tesla’s stock closed up nearly 15% on Wednesday at $288.53 – its highest price this year.
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Jeff Bezos, who was largely blamed for The Washington Post's non-endorsement of Kamala Harris, added $7 billion to his net worth of $223.5 billion. Amazon shares went up by at least 3.8%.
Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison also got $12 billion richer. His net worth jumped to $220.8 billion. Warren Buffet's wealth spiked by $7.6 billion Wednesday. However, the only billionaire whose net worth took a hit was Mark Zuckerberg.
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Here Are The Other Billionaires Who Profited From Trump's Win: (Data: Bloomberg)
Brian Armstrong (Coinbase CEO)
Net Worth Spike: $2.6 billion increase
Current Net Worth: $11 billion
Fred Ehrsam (Coinbase Co-founder)
Net Worth Spike: $600 million increase
Vlad Tenev (Robinhood Co-founder)
Net Worth Spike: $300 million increase
Current Net Worth: $1.9 billion
Baiju Bhatt (Robinhood Co-founder)
Net Worth Spike: $307 million increase
Current Net Worth: $1.9 billion
Michael Saylor (MicroStrategy Founder)
Net Worth Spike: $600 million increase
Current Net Worth: $6.6 billion