Jeff Bezos overcomes Elon Musk and returns to be the richest in the world

The “dispute” between Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk for the title of the richest person in the world is far from over. After being dethroned in January by Tesla's CEO in the ranking, Bezos, who is preparing to step down as CEO of Amazon, regained a first place on the list.

Bezos now has a net worth of $ 191 billion, against Musk's $ 190 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Both businessmen had losses on their fortunes this week, but Elon Musk was larger, at $ 4.5 billion, against a $ 372 million drop in Bezos' earnings. That's because Tesla's shares fell more than 2.4% on Tuesday (16), after suffering a big rise in January.

Amazon shares have been on the rise since 2017, which explains the personal wealth of the founder of the e-commerce giant.

The top 10 positions in the ranking of the richest in the world are mostly occupied by executives in the technology sector. Below Elon Musk is Bill Gates, in third place ($ 137 billion); French mega-investor Bernard Arnault, in fourth place (US $ 116 billion); and Mark Zuckerberg, in fifth place (US $ 104 billion).

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Bloomberg Billionaires Index ranking. Image: Reproduction / Bloomberg

Competition via satellite internet

Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos also compete on another issue: via satellite internet. The CEO of SpaceX, with his Starlink, and the CEO of Amazon, with the Kuiper Project. 

Recently, entrepreneurs have started to exchange accusations in relation to projects. According to Bezos, the changes intended by Starlink may increase the chance of collisions in space, as well as causing more radio interference. Musk, for his part, ensures that Starlink progresses faster than Project Kuiper and that changes in orbits will not interfere with competitors' systems.

Project Starlink, by Elon Musk, competes with Project Kuiper, by Jeff Bezos. Image: SpaceX / Disclosure

The Kuiper Project received permission from the American government to install 3,000 satellites in low orbit. And, now, Starlink asks for authorization to use lower orbits too - so, the Kuiper Project started to worry about the possibility that the competitor's equipment could negatively affect yours.