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  • More than 30 million users are expected to leave Twitter over the next two years.

  • That's according to a report by Insider Intelligence.

  • It's just the latest setback for one of the world's wealthiest man, Elon Musk, as he attempts to manage the issues and financial losses at his companies.

  • Vlad has more on this.

  • Alright, so let's break this down for everybody.

  • Elon Musk lost his title as the world's richest man.

  • You could see here. He was among the stars, Bernard Arnault and Gautam Adani, right?

  • Elon Musk with $164 billion, but after all the turmoil at his companies, that made a dramatic dent in his wealth.

  • Look at this. Year-to-date loss, big number. $107 billion this year, the most of anyone tracked by the Bloomberg Billionaire Index.

  • Just a year ago, his fortune hit a peak at $340 billion.

  • So, let's break down what happened.

  • Of course, there is his purchase of Twitter for $46 billion, which includes $44 billion sale and $2 billion in closing costs.

  • He put up $33 billion himself.

  • Must borrowed the rest from a variety of banks and those loans also include an estimated annual $1.2 billion interest bill.

  • And thanks to all the chaos so far, his ownership Twitter is rapidly losing its main source of income, advertisers.

  • That means, Elon Musk is likely going to be on the hook to keep the social media site afloat.

  • How's he gonna do that?

  • Because that brings us to this company that funds a large part of his wealth.

  • That is of course Tesla.

  • This year, he sold more than $19 billion worth of Tesla shares to pay for Twitter among other things.

  • But his remaining stocks have also depreciated in value.

  • Tesla stocks are down about 50% compared to a year ago.

  • That share price drop can be partially attributed to Tesla's own controversies with multiple recalls, the federal safety investigation and continuously missing product deadlines.

  • And then, of course, there is his cosmic ventures with SpaceX.

  • The company has had some successful launches this year, and it's currently valued at $125 billion dollars.

  • But a large percentage of that is Mr. Musk's own ownership of the company, so it has been a much needed financial and PR boost for him.

  • But that does not mean it's all been smooth flying. Flying rather.

  • The company is now being investigated by the National Labor Relations Board for unfair labor practices.

  • That leaves his two small companies, Neuralink, the medical device company which is reportedly also under investigation for animal abuse,

  • and The Boring Company, which promised to bring traffic solutions but so far, has not delivered to any of its clients. Emery.

  • I would say poor Elon, but he's still not really that poor. - No, I would not shed any tears if I were you.

  • Thank you, Vlad.

More than 30 million users are expected to leave Twitter over the next two years.

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