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World's 500 richest lose $117 billion in a day. Read on to know why

In the biggest single-day drop posted by US stocks this year, the world's richest man, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos saw the steepest decline of $3.43 billion.

Written by: India TV Business Desk New Delhi Updated on: August 08, 2019 8:10 IST
The world's richest man, Amazon.com Inc.founder Jeff Bezos

The world's richest man, Amazon.com Inc.founder Jeff Bezos lost the most.

World's 500 richest individuals took a massive hit to their personal fortunes, as they lost 2.1 per cent of their collective networth, or $117 billion on Monday.

In the biggest single-day drop posted by US stocks this year, the world's richest man, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos saw the steepest decline of $3.43 billion.

According to a Business Today report, as many as 21 billionaires lost $1 billion or more as investors reacted to stepped-up tensions between the US and China.

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LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault of France, who lost $3.25 billion, was second to Bezos in terms of losses, followed by Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg (-$2.80 billion).

As many as 17 Indian billionaires from the country, Azim Premji, Shiv Nadar, Uday Kotak, Gautam Adani, Radhakishan Damani, Cyrus Poonawalla and Savitri Jindal, lost over $6 billion in a single trading day. Bharti Airtel chief Sunil Mittal was the only desi name on the list to be in the green, seeing his personal fortune increased by $92.8 million.

Why did this happen?

The US announced last week that it would impose a 10 per cent tariff on Chinese imports -- worth $300 billion from September 1. It also said that it could raise duties further if China's President Xi Jinping failed to move more quickly towards a trade deal.

The loss is an abrupt reversal for the world's richest, who up until today had experienced steady gains.

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