Elon Musk breaks world record with his slump in fortunes

Plus: First multi-storey 3D printed building of U.S. rises up in Texas. Jan 14, 2023 [Blueprint]( Elon Musk has officially [set a new record]( for the largest loss of personal fortune in history. Forbes estimates that Musk has lost around $182 billion since November 2021, but others estimate the number to be closer to $200 billion. This surpasses the previous record of $58.6 billion set by a Japanese tech investor Masayoshi Son in 2000. The significant drop in Musk's net worth, from a peak of $320 billion in 2021 to $138 billion in January 2023, is primarily attributed to the decline in Tesla's stock. Before getting into that, [let’s explore]( how engineers launched a rocket engine with a Christmas tree attached to it. Good morning. I’m Mert, an Editor at IE. This is The Blueprint. Let’s dive in. Last Sunday, Blueprint subscribers heard from the people behind the largest aircraft engine in the world. Don't miss out —[subscribe to IE+]( to receive exclusive interviews, features, and much more. [Play]VIDEO OF THE DAY [Engineers attached a rocket engine to a Christmas tree and launched It]( [a rocket engine]( This is how engineers say "Merry Christmas!” [Must Read]MUST READ [Elon Musk broke the Guinness World Record for the biggest wealth loss]( Elon Musk may have lost the coveted title of the world's richest person in 2022. But the man surely did it in style as he set a Guinness World Record and lost an estimated [$182 billion of personal fortune]( the record-keeping website confirmed. It surely wasn't that Musk set out to achieve such a feat by the time 2022 was over. But the CEO of Tesla, who had a terrific 2021, could only be happy that 2022 was over. Ever since Musk announced in April 2022 that he was looking to acquire Twitter, Tesla stocks began to slide, something that continues to date. Since much of Musk's wealth is tied to the Tesla stock, his riches have also disappeared. 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