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- Bookies now give odds of 7/4 that Elon Musk sells Twitter at some point this year
- Musk is 1/5 to have the most followed Twitter account on the platform by the end of 2023
- The businessman also remains favourite for this year's TIME Person of the Year award
Bookies now give odds of 7/4 that Elon Musk sells Twitter at some point this year
It's fair to say that Elon Musk's $44 billion purchase of Twitter has been one of the most expensive headaches of all-time for the businessman.
Musk has faced constant backlash whilst being Twitter owner and CEO with his latest storm coming after mocking a disabled Twitter worker on his profile.
It's no surprise that with all the negativity surround Twitter there are odds offered by bookies for Musk to sell the company at some point this year.
The billionaire tweeted, "Say what you want about me, but I acquired the world's largest non-profit for $44B lol."
With odds of 7/4 for Musk to sell Twitter in 2023, there's a 36% implied probability according to the betting odds that he does.
Musk is 1/5 to have the most followed Twitter account on the platform by the end of 2023
Bookmakers are also offering odds on who will have the most followers on social media platform Twitter by the end of 2023.
The latest betting odds suggest that it'll be Musk will become the most followed account by the end of the year and his statistics show there's a good chance.
Musk is currently the fastest growing user on the platform and has been since his purchase with more than 40m followers gained since he originally announced he was buying Twitter.
| Most Followed Twitter Account by end of 2023 | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| @elonmusk | 1/5 | 83.3% |
| @BarackObama | 9/2 | 18.2% |
| @Cristiano | 12/1 | 7.7% |
| @realDonaldTrump | 18/1 | 5.3% |
| @narendramodi | 20/1 | 4.8% |
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The businessman also remains favourite for this year's TIME Person of the Year award
2023's Time Person of the Year award betting sees Elon Musk as the 6/4 favourite to win the award.
Musk won the Time Person of the Year award back in 2021 due to his 'disruptive impact on the automobile and aerospace industries' in the year.
Two years on and his role as Twitter CEO and work on other businesses give him a 40% chance of winning the award according to the latest odds from Paddy Power.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy won the award last year following the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine and there's a 16% chance that he wins it again this year.
