Things are not going great for five of the billionaire guests of President Donald Trump at his inauguration. Technology company CEOs Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg, as well as Google co-founder Sergey Brin and luxury goods conglomerate boss Bernard Arnault have collectively lost $209 billion in wealth since then,

As Donald Trump gave his Presidency oath, five of the richest men in the world stood behind him and now, they’ve collectively lost $209 billion. It all began on January 20, when Trump was inaugurated and became the US President for the second time.

Donald Trump took the oath of office for his second term on January 20 surrounded by five of the world’s wealthiest individuals; Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Sergey Brin, and Bernard Arnault.

Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg were front and centre at US President Donald Trump's inauguration on January 20. But in the weeks since the swearing-in ceremony, the three are among five of the world's wealthiest people to see a combined $333 billion ($US210 billion) loss in wealth, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

As Donald Trump took the oath of office on January 20, 2025, the world's wealthiest were watching, seated in the Capitol Rotunda, surrounded by record-breaking fortunes. However, in the weeks that followed,