On Tuesday, November 5, 2024, the Republican Donald Trump He became, for the second time in his political career, the president of the United States; Many believed that the victory of the New York tycoon allegedly would directly benefit his main donor, Elon Musk.
A month later. On Thursday, December 5, the Federal Electoral Commission revealed that the South African businessman ended up donating more than US $ 260 million (Q2 billion) to Trump’s electoral campaign; However, the republican triumph served him for the value of his companies to increase.
Everything seemed to indicate that 2025 was going to be one of the best years for Musk; However, the first three months presented various difficulties for the one born in Praetorshipwho has so far lost millions of dollars due to the downward trend of their sales and the shares of Teslayour electric car company.
Although the businessman It is still the richest person in the world, Tesla’s actions have fallen by 21% since the year began and everything points to Elon as the culprit of this fall, taking into consideration that its role as its role as Superior Director of the president has impacted negatively In his image and that of his companies.
How much money Elon Musk has lost in 2025?
According to the multi -million dollar index of Bloombergthe American financial advisory company, Elon Musk already lost more than US $ 52 billion In Net Heritage since 2025 began, mainly because Tesla sales have fallen 45% so far this year and everything is due to the boycott at international scale.
In the United States and Europe, the company that designs, manufactures and sells electric cars faces a boycott by consumers, who oppose the ideology of ultra -right of the South African, taking into account that many people have related their ideas to the Nazism and with the German dictator Adolf Hitler.
According to various American economists, the image negative Musk is not solely responsible for this financial fall, because another of the main factors is the growing competition in the electric vehicle market, mainly in Asiawhere new companies are monopolizing demand worldwide.
Given this situation, US President Donald Trump decided to show his support for Elon Musk and bought one of the most models Modern of Tesla, indicating that the South African “is risking everything to help the country, while the lunatics of the radical left are illegally boycotting a large company.”
Given the circumstances, Elon Musk is now Larry Ellison, who has lost US $ 30 billion, and former Google executive director, Larry Pagewho lost US $ 27 billion.
“Undoubtedly, market volatility influences, since many of these fortunes They depend on companies whose shares are listed in the stock market and can lose value in periods of falls. It could be a temporary adjustment or the beginning of a time of instability For Elon Musk, “explained Bloomberg’s financial analyst, Gregorio Gandini.
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