2023 was a good year for the world's richest men. According to Forbes data, the fortunes of the world's 10 richest men increased by 46% last year, nearly doubling the S&P 500's increase of 24%. Of these men, who recorded the biggest increase in wealth?

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Elon Musk. The founder of Tesla and SpaceX - and current owner of X/Twitter - saw his fortune rise by US$250.4 billion (83% vs. 2022). He was followed by Facebook founder Zuckerberg and Amazon's Bezos. This infographic from Visualcapitalist shows the 10 billionaires who increased their fortune the most in 2023.