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Here’s how world’s 10 richest made $1.5 trillion from COVID-19
The world has suffered greatly this year with the health and economic impacts of COVID-19, but the 10 richest people have somehow increased their wealth by $1.5 trillion.
The collective wealth of the exclusive club went up 56.8% since the pandemic started in 13 March up until 1 December, according to research from UK company Buy Shares.
With the staggering ascent of Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares, it might not be surprising that its chief Elon Musk had the highest boost in fortunes.
Musk added US$128.6 billion to his worth, which was a mind-blowing 423% increase. Tesla stocks have gone up the same percentage during that period.
| Rank | Person | Wealth USD on 13 March | Wealth USD on 1 December | Increase | Associated with |
| 1 | Jeff… |
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