»As Elon Musk Surpasses Jeff Bezos to Become World's Richest Man, Here's All You Need to Know About Him 4-MIN READ As Elon Musk Surpasses Jeff Bezos to Become World's Richest Man, Here's All You Need to Know About Him Elon Musk The 4.8% rise in Tesla's share price pushed Musk to the top spot on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a ranking of the world's 500 wealthiest people. FOLLOW US ON: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Thursday surpassed Amazon's Jeff Bezos to become the richest man in the world, with a net worth of over $185 billion. The 4.8% rise in Tesla's share price pushed Musk to the top spot on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a ranking of the world's 500 wealthiest people.