Bezos back as world’s richest man as Musk loses $4.6B

Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos is back as the world’s richest person after Tesla shares fell, resulting in a slight erosion in Elon Musk’ wealth

Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos is back as the world's richest person after Tesla shares fell, resulting in a slight erosion in Elon Musk' wealth.

Tesla shares were down 2.4 per cent on Tuesday and Musk lost $4.6 billion, slipping to the second position on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a ranking of the world's 500 wealthiest people.

Bezos returned as the world's richest man with a net worth of $191.2 billion.

Last month, Musk became the world's richest person, as his net worth crossed $185 billion after Tesla's share price increased.

He took the top spot from Bezos, who had held it since 2017.