Forbes: French Bernard Arnault has overtaken Elon Musk to become the world’s richest person

Bernard Arnault, a French billionaire and CEO of luxury conglomerate LVMH, overtook Elon Musk to become the world’s richest person on Thursday after shares in his company surged nearly 1.5%.

With an estimated net worth of $210.1 billion, Arnault has overtaken Musk, the Tesla CEO, whose fortune is $208.6 billion.