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MONEYWATCH Elon Musk's wealth has dropped more this year than the GDP of many countries

  Elon Musk is many things, but as of this week, he is no longer the world's wealthiest person. That status now belongs to France's Bernard Arnault, chairman and CEO of luxury goods maker LVMH, according to   Forbes  and   Bloomberg News . It is the first time the Tesla and SpaceX owner has slipped from atop the rankings since he overtook Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as the richest person in September of 2021. During a tumultuous year, Musk's wealth has dropped by  over $100 billion , more than the GDP of Bulgaria, Croatia, Iceland and Uruguay, according to World Bank  data .  The 51-year-old Musk's wealth is largely tied to the price of Tesla stock, which has lost more than half its value since January, with the slide only steepening after Musk's  $44 billion purchase of Twitter . Arnault's net worth now stands at $190.9 billion, while Musk is worth $174 billion, according to Forbes, which had Musk ceding the top spot on its rankings late Monday. Ar...