SA born Elon Musk tops the rich list as Tesla rally continues into 2021
Only seven days into the new year and the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, Pretoria-born Elon Musk, has achieved what billions across the world can only dream of – claiming the title of the richest person in the world. The 49-year old has now overtaken Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, who has held the position since 2017. Bloomberg reports that Musk’s net worth was ‘$188,5 billion at 10:15a.m in New York, $1.5bn more than Bezos’. A rally in the Tesla share price – which, says Bloomberg, surged 743% last year – and the EV car maker joining the S&P500 have all contributed to Musk’s rapid rise in wealth. Interestingly, were it not for Bezos’ divorce with his wife of 25 years, MacKenzie, ‘ he would still hold a wide lead over Musk’.
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Amazon.com Inc s top boss Jeff Bezos is no longer the richest man in the world. Yes, the business tycoon has been taken over by Tesla Inc. and SpaceX chief Elon Musk.
On Thursday, Tesla’s share observed gains that pushed Musk’s net worth to over $188.5 billion, $1.5 billion more than Bezos.
World s richest person: Tesla founder Elon Musk on track to beat Amazon s Jeff Bezos
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has held the title of world s wealthiest person since October 2017.
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Elon Musk is on track to become the richest person in the world after a surge in Tesla shares increased his net worth.
The SpaceX and Tesla founder’s net worth was $184.5 billion on January 6. The boost means Musk now trails Amazon founder and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos by just $3billion in terms of net worth, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a ranking of the world’s 500 wealthiest people.
Elon Musk $3 billion away to surpass Jeff Bezos as world s richest person
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A 2.8% rally in the electric carmaker’s share price Wednesday boosted Musk to within $3 billion of Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos, who currently occupies the top spot on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index
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Elon R Musk, the entrepreneur behind Tesla Inc. and SpaceX is close to surpassing Jeff Bezos as the world’s richest person. A 2.8% rally in the electric carmaker’s share price Wednesday boosted Musk to within $3 billion of Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos, who currently occupies the top spot on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a ranking of the world’s 500 wealthiest people.
Updated Jan 08, 2021 | 09:10 IST
The milestone follows an extraordinary 12 month period for Musk. Over the past year, his net worth has soared by more than $150 billion in possibly the fastest bout of wealth creation in history. Elon Musk dethrones Jeff Bezos to become the richest man on the planet | Photo Credit: BCCL
New Delhi: Jeff Bezos has finally been dethroned as the world s richest man. Tesla, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) founder Elon Musk surpassed Bezos on Thursday to become the richest person on the planet. As per the
Bloomberg report, a 4.8% rally in tesla s share price today boosted Musk past Amazon founder on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.