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Elon Musk is on pace to become the world’s first trillionaire by 2027, according to a new report from a group that tracks wealth.

Informa Connect Academy’s finding about the boss of electric carmaker Tesla, private rocket company SpaceX and social media platform X (formerly Twitter) stems from the fact that Musk’s wealth has been growing at an average annual rate of 110%. He was also the world’s richest person, with $251bn, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, as the academy’s 2024 Trillion Dollar Club report began circulating Friday.

The academy’s analysis suggested business conglomerate founder Gautam Adani of India would become the second to achieve trillionaire status. That would reportedly happen in 2028 if his annual growth rate remains at 123%.

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[-] CanadaPlus 21 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Past returns are no guarantee of future success. How many damn times do financial people have to say this?

Given that they've implicitly sampled only the most successful past performers to start with, I'm going to say this is a rare case where the gambler's fallacy works. More likely than not, his future returns will be lower.

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