The year 2020 has been a very difficult and unpredictable year for many of us. With the world economy under fire due to the rise of the pandemic, many local businesses have been affected adversely. Leading which many businesses had to shut down operations completely while some had to let go of their staff.
However, the year may have not have been bad for everyone. Today, we bring you a list of 6 such industrialists who have witnessed a substantial increase in their net worths.
Larry Page and Sergey Brin
Larry Page and Sergey Brin are the ones who founded Google in 1998. Their net worth has increased by $4 billion each and is estimated at $65 billion for Larry Page & $63 billion for Sergey Brin.
Pony Ma
Ma Huateng, also known as Pony Ma, is a Chinese business magnate, and the founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Tencent. His net worth took a jump by 5 billion and now stands at $ 48 Billion.
Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg is the co-founder of Facebook Inc. and serves as its chairman, chief executive officer, and controlling shareholder. His net worth has increased by $10 billion and now stands at $85 billion in 2020.
Elon Musk
Elon Musk is an engineer, industrial designer, technology entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He is the founder and the CEO of SpaceX which has successfully become the first private company to send men in space. His net worth saw an increase of $20 billion and now stands at $39 Billion.
Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos is best known as the founder, CEO, and president of the multinational technology company Amazon. He has surpassed all the other industrialists and executives as his net worth saw an increase of a whopping $50 Billion bringing his total net worth to $150 billion.