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At the turn of the year Mr Musk, the South African born entrepreneur, became the world s richest person. It is a title he has managed to hold on to, even in the face of competition from Amazon s founder Jeff Bezos, who he overtook. While Mr Bezos has a net worth of around £133billion ($182bn), Musk has more than £135bn ($184bn) - both astronomical sums that have grown during the pandemic while millions of people have lost their jobs.