Elon Musk vs. Jeff Bezos Net Worth: Tesla CEO Now World's Richest Person KEY POINTS The Tesla and SpaceX CEO now has an estimated net worth of $195 billion Musk has overtaken Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' net worth of $185 billion Elon Musk has overtaken Jeff Bezos as the richest person in the world, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The Tesla CEO is now worth an estimated $194.8 billion, or $9.5 billion more than Bezos, thanks to Tesla’s surging shares, according to Bloomberg. He surpassed the Amazon founder as the world's wealthiest person for the first time after Tesla closed 8% higher at $816 Thursday.