10 Richest People That Saw Their Wealth Drop Most in 2022

10 Richest People That Saw Their Wealth Drop Most in 2022
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (L) and his girlfriend Lauren Sanchez pose for a picture during their visit at the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, on Jan. 21, 2020. Pawan Sharma/AFP via Getty Images
Andrew Moran
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Billionaires enjoyed an incredible performance in 2020 and 2021, adding nearly $2 trillion to their collective wealth during the COVID-19 pandemic. But the richest people on the planet are now hemorrhaging as the stock market plunges and central banks tighten monetary policy.

Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and Larry Page are among the top 10 billionaires who have lost money, with a combined $437 billion in net worth dropped this year through May 23.

Andrew Moran
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Andrew Moran has been writing about business, economics, and finance for more than a decade. He is the author of "The War on Cash."
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