Elon Musk has surpassed Jeff Bezos as the richest person in the world (AFP)
Elon Musk, the frank entrepreneur behind Tesla Inc. and SpaceX, is now the richest person in the world, a feat he himself finds “strange.”
Elon Musk outperformed Jeff Bezos in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a ranking of the 500 richest people in the world, thanks to a 4.8% rise in the stock price of the electric vehicle manufacturer on Thursday. But even though his net worth reached $ 188.5 billion, Mr.
On Thursday, a Twitter account called “Tesla Owners of Silicon Valley” shared news with the 49-year-old business mogul who became the richest person in the world and got an ironic response from Mr. Musk himself.
“How weird,” Elon Musk replied and kept saying, “Well, get back to work …”
How strange
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 7, 2021
Well, get back to work …
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 7, 2021
Over the past year, Elon Musk’s net worth has risen by more than $ 150 billion, possibly in the fastest-growing episode of wealth creation in history, according to a Bloomberg report. A tweet posted on his Twitter profile explains what he wants to do with the money.
“About half of my money is earmarked to help trouble the Earth and half to help establish a self-sufficient city on Mars to ensure the continuation of life (of all species) in the event that the Earth is hit by a meteor like dinosaurs or World War III. Destroy ourselves, ”explains Elon Musk in a 2018 tweet.
After beating Jeff Bezos as the richest person in the world, Musk, who has talked about sending humans to Mars in the past, reiterated his promise.
When a Twitter account simply called Mars asked him, “When’s our first date? You’ve been teasing me,” he replied, “Playing the long game.”
Playing the long game
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 7, 2021
Elon Musk says he has little interest in material things and has few resources outside of his stakes in Tesla and SpaceX. In an interview last month, he said he wants to use his wealth to build a city on Mars.
“I want to be able to contribute as much as possible to the city of Mars,” Elon Musk said. “That means just a lot of capital.”
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