mitchbob
11 hours ago
> Just eight billionaires accounted for a quarter of the gains, led by Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Larry Ellison and Larry Page.
Billionaires added record $2.2T in wealth in 2025
14 pointsposted 11 hours ago
by mitchbob6 Comments
leobg
9 hours ago
I never saw the inverse headline here when TSLA was down by 50%.
disqard
2 hours ago
I dearly love this website, but the number of apologists defending billionaires is one of the least savory aspects of HN.
bigbadfeline
7 hours ago
>> Billionaires added record $2.2T in wealth in 2025
That "2025" number at the end of the title is the year, the other number is the customary balance reported at the end of the year... every year!
nomid
7 hours ago
You seriously claim that you never see headlines like " [Billionaire name] lost $XX billion in net worth on bad [stock ticker here] trading day"?
bdangubic
7 hours ago
that affected one billionaire … temporarily, until investors realized P/E ratio of 1245 ain’t that bad :)